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Kildin Sami
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Samic *kuorkë, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *karke.
Related to Finnish kärki. Cognates include Northern Sami guorga and Skolt Sami kuõrgg.
Pronunciation
Noun
кӯррк (kūrrk)
- crane (bird)
Inflection
Further reading
- A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “куҏҏк”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
- A. A. Antonova (2014) “КУҎҎКК, кӯррк”, in A.M. Agejeva, S.N. Galkin, D.M. Homyuk, E. Sheller, editors, Саамско-русский словарь [Sámi-Russian dictionary], Мурманский областной центр коренных малочисленных народов севера, →ISBN
- G. M. Kert (1986) “КӮРРК”, in V. V. Vinokurova, E. N. Samojlova, editors, Словарь саамско-русский и русско-саамский [Sámi-Russian and Russian-Sámi dictionary], Ленинград: Просвещение