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Kildin Sami
Etymology
From а̄һкь (āhk’) + -нч (-nč).
Cognates include Ter Sami а̄кай (â̄kâj) and Skolt Sami ääkkaž.
Pronunciation
Noun
а̄кэнч (ākenč)
- (diminutive) grandma, granny
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “àᵍkɐń̄ᵈ́t́š́”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
- T. I. Itkonen (1958) “àᵍkɐń̄ᵈ́t́š́”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 7