sámegiel

Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Obviously from sámẹgiella, but why the shortening?”

Pronunciation edit

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈsaˑmekie̯l/

Adjective edit

sámẹgiel (not comparable)

Sami-language

Inflection edit

This adjective is used only attributively, and has no case forms.

Derived terms edit

davvisámẹgiel

Further reading edit

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