Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/monōj

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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Pronoun

*monōj

1. we two (dual)

Inflection

This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Southern Sami: månnoeh
  • Ume Sami: måj, månuoj
  • Pite Sami: måj, måjå
  • Lule Sami: måj, mådja
  • Northern Sami: moai
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: muoi
  • Skolt Sami: muäna

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