Southern Yukaghir

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Шөйпэ.

Etymology

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From Proto-Yukaghir *söj-. Cognates include Chuvan чойло (čojlo).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʃøi̯ʎ]
  • Rhymes: -øjʎ
  • Hyphenation: шөйль

Noun

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шөйль (šøjlʹ) (attributive шөйн, diminutive шөйльдиэ)

  1. stone, pebble

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 87
  • Elena Maslova (2003) A Grammar of Kolyma Yukaghir, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 554