Kildin Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from a North Germanic language, compare Old Norse strengr.

Cognate with Southern Sami streentje, Northern Sami streaŋga, Inari Sami sraŋgâ and Skolt Sami straŋgg.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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страӈ (straŋ)

  1. (obsolete) metal wire

Inflection

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Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “straŋ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland