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Kildin Sami
Etymology
Borrowed from a Finnic language, ultimately from Proto-Finnic *kaivo. Cognates include Northern Sami gáivo and Skolt Sami käivv.
Pronunciation
Noun
ка̄ййв (kājjv)
- spring (source of water)
- source, origin
Inflection
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Further reading
- 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 96
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ка̄ййв”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
- T. I. Itkonen (1958) “kaī̭vᵃ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 81