Kildin Sami

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Etymology

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Proto-Samic *rānēs. Cognates include Northern Sami ránis and Inari Sami räänis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ра̄нӭсь (rān’es’) (attributive of ра̄ннас)

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    Synonyms: кӯввесь (kūvvjes’), кӯййк (kūjjk), кӯййкъесь (kūjjk’es’), кӯййкэсь (kūjjkes’), се̄рэ (sjēre)

Further reading

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  • N. E. Afanasjeva (2010) E. G. Gunin, editor, Са̄мь-рӯшш соарнънэгк. Саамско-русский разговорник [Sami-Russian phrasebook], Murmansk, page 40
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “'rānnas'”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 420b
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “rā͕n̜es̜”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland