Akkala Sami

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *šiekë. Compare Northern Sami šiega, Skolt Sami šiõǥǥ and Kildin Sami шӣг (šīg).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɨɡ/, [ˈʃɨɣ]

Adjective

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шыг (šyg) (comparative пуэрямп, superlative пуэрьмус[1])

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References

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  1. ^ P. M. Zajkov (1987) “puɛŕamp, puɛŕmus”, in G. M. Kert, editor, Бабинский диалект саамского языка (фонолого-морфологическое исследование) [Babin dialect of the Sami language], Petrozavodsk: Карельский филиал АН СССР; Институт языка, литературы и истории, page 139

Further reading

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  • P. M. Zajkov (1987) G. M. Kert, editor, Бабинский диалект саамского языка (фонолого-морфологическое исследование) [Babin dialect of the Sami language], Petrozavodsk: Карельский филиал АН СССР; Институт языка, литературы и истории, pages 48, 139
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “šīγ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland