Kildin Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *čieŋkëm, compare Northern Sami čiekka and Inari Sami čiegâ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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чӣӈк (čīŋk)

  1. (obsolete) shinbone, tibia of a reindeer with little bonemarrow
  2. (obsolete) split marrowless tibia of a reindeer

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “t́š́īŋɢ̀”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “t́š́īŋɢ̀ -ŋ̄ɐᵍm, -ᵍkmes̜̀t”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 659