ла̄лле

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Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *lāktëtēk. Compare Northern Sami lállit and Skolt Sami lääʹlled.

Pronunciation

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Verb

ла̄лле (lāllje)

  1. to indulge, to caress, to pet
  2. to nurse, to take care of
  3. (obsolete) to brood

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “łā͕l̜l̜eᵟ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • A. A. Antonova (2014) “ла̄лле”, 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) “ла̄лле”, in V. V. Vinokurova, E. N. Samojlova, editors, Словарь саамско-русский и русско-саамский [Sámi-Russian and Russian-Sámi dictionary], Ленинград: Просвещение
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