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Kildin Sami
Etymology
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Cognate with Ter Sami гыэйка (gïejkâ).
Pronunciation
Postposition
гуэйкэ (guejke)
- for
Мэ̄нн гуэйкэ со̄нн тэнна лыгкэ?- Mēnn guejke sōnn tenna lygke?
- What did he do it for?
- because of, due to
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
- 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 76
- T. I. Itkonen (1958) “guojk”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 35