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Kildin Sami
- а̄мэль (āmel’) (Itkonen, 1958)
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *āmēlē, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hamalaz.
Related to German Hammel. Cognates include Northern Sami ápmil and Skolt Sami äʹmmel.
Pronunciation
Noun
амель (amjel’)
- hornless reindeer female
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ā͕mel̜”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
- T. I. Itkonen (1958) “ā͕mel̜”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, pages 12-13
- N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)], Русский язык, page 25