кӯввьт
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Kildin Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *kuovtē, compare Northern Sami guovdi (“dragon”) or Skolt Sami kuʹvdd (“snake”).
Pronunciation
Noun
кӯввьт (kūvv’t)
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
- G. M. Kert (1986) V. V. Vinokurova, E. N. Samojlova, editors, Словарь саамско-русский и русско-саамский [Sámi-Russian and Russian-Sámi dictionary], Ленинград: Просвещение