Tundra Nenets

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Etymology

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From ню (nyu, child) +‎ -савэй (-sawey°).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nʲʉːsʌwæj(ə̥)]
  • Hyphenation: ню‧са‧вэй

Adjective

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ню̄савэй (nyūsawey°) (comparative ню̄савэярка)

  1. child-having

References

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  • Irina Nikolaeva (2014) A Grammar of Tundra Nenets, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, →ISBN, page 33