Kildin Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *čoavtētēk.

Verb

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чуэввьтэ (čuevv’te)

  1. to open
  2. to loosen, to untie

Further reading

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