Kildin Sami

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Alternative forms

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аррк (arrk)

Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *jëŋës. Cognates include Northern Sami jaŋas and Skolt Sami iiŋâs.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ыӈас (yŋas)

  1. completely dry, bone dry
  2. stale (of bread)
    Synonyms: цеҏцвэ (cjer̥cve), тэҏцэх (ter̥cex), кэ̄рас (kēras)

Further reading

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  • A. A. Antonova (2014) A.M. Agejeva, S.N. Galkin, D.M. Homyuk, E. Sheller, editors, Саамско-русский словарь [Sámi-Russian dictionary], Мурманский областной центр коренных малочисленных народов севера, →ISBN, page 23
  • G. M. Kert (1986) V. V. Vinokurova, E. N. Samojlova, editors, Словарь саамско-русский и русско-саамский [Sámi-Russian and Russian-Sámi dictionary], Ленинград: Просвещение, page 360
  • 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