Kildin Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *čeappē, compare Northern Sami čeahpẹs.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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че̄песь (čiepjes’)

  1. skillful, adept

Further reading

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  • N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎[1], Русский язык, page 389