ня̄лльм

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Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ńālmē, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ńälmä. Cognates include Northern Mansi не̄лум (nēlum, “tongue”), Hungarian nyelv, Eastern Mari йылме (jylme) and Northern Sami njálbmi.

Pronunciation

Noun

ня̄лльм (neall’m)

  1. mouth
    Оарр, гу лӣ ча̄зь ня̄ллма вуэльмха.
    Årr, gu lī čāz’ neallma vuel’mxa.
    is sitting without saying anything.
    (literally, “ is sitting as if mouth is full of water.”)
  2. maw
    Пальтэсь а̄вэдҍ со̄н ня̄льм.
    Pal’tes’ āved’ sōn neal’m.
    A wolf opened its maw.
  3. rivermouth

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) ‎, Русский язык, page 226
  • 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
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