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Kildin Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *niejtë, from Proto-Uralic *nejde. Cognates include Finnish neiti and Northern Sami nieida.
Pronunciation
Noun
нӣййт (nījjt)
- daughter
- girl
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
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
- 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, page 212
- A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “нӣййт”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
- T. I. Itkonen (1958) “nìī̭ᵈt”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 281