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Kildin Sami
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Pronunciation
Adverb
ко̄ххт (kōxxt)
- how
- Ко̄ххт я̄лак? ― Kōxxt jealak? ― How are you? (literally, “How do you live?”)
- Ко̄ххт мыннӭ быдт тэнна лыһкэ? ― Kōxxt mynn’e bydt tenna lyhke? ― How do I have to do this?
- what
- Ко̄ххт лӣ то̄н нэ̄мм? ― Kōxxt lī tōn nēmm? ― What is your name?
- like, as
- Ко̄ххт шэ эйй ныдть! ― Kōxxt še ejj nydt’! ― Not likely! Nothing of the sort!
Derived terms
Conjunction
ко̄ххт (kōxxt)
- how
Со̄нн эйй те̄дтма, ко̄ххт ӣжесь выгкэ.- Sōnn ejj tiedtma, kōxxt jižjes’ vygke.
- She did not know how to behave.
- what
- as, like
Пугк манн, ко̄ххт быдт.- Pugk mann, kōxxt bydt.
- Everything goes as it should.
Synonyms
- (dialectal) маххт (maxxt)
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
- T. I. Itkonen (1958) “'”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 158a
- Michael Rießler (2009) “74261616907059683”, in Kildin Saami vocabulary, Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology