Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kājpē

This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Samic

Etymology

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Noun

*kājpē

1. jaw

Inflection

Even
Nominative	*kājpē
Genitive	*kāj̯p̯ēn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kājpē	*kāj̯p̯ēk
Accusative	*kāj̯p̯ēm	*kāj̯p̯ijtē
Partitive	*kājpētē
Genitive	*kāj̯p̯ēn	*kāj̯p̯ij
Essive	*kājpēnē	*kāj̯p̯ijnē
Inessive	*kāj̯p̯ēsnē
Elative	*kāj̯p̯ēstē	*kāj̯p̯ijstē
Illative	*kājpās̯ën	—
Comitative	*kāj̯p̯ijnē *kāj̯p̯ijnë	—
Abessive	*kāj̯p̯ēptāk̯ëk	—

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: gaejpie
  • Ume Sami: gájbbie
  • Pite Sami: gájjbe
  • Lule Sami: gájbbe
  • Northern Sami: gáibi
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: käibi
  • Skolt Sami: käiʹbb
  • Akkala Sami: [script needed] (kajp)
  • Kildin Sami: ка̄ййп (kājjp)
  • Ter Sami: kajjbe

Further reading

• 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