Southern Yukaghir

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Шоҥдьилэ.

Etymology

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From Proto-Yukaghir *soŋqəčʼilʼə. Cognates include Northern Yukaghir саҕундьильэ (sahund̦iļe).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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шоҥдьилэ (šoŋdʹile)

  1. flood season (season when the ice starts melting, around May)

Declension

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References

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  • I. A. Nikolaeva, V. G. Shalugin (2002) Словарь Юкагирско-русский и русско-юкагирский (Верхнеколымский диалект) [Yukaghir-Russian and Russian-Yukaghir dictionary (Upper Kolyma dialect)], Saint Petersburg: Дрофа, →ISBN, page 86
  • Elena Maslova (2003) A Grammar of Kolyma Yukaghir, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 554