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Kildin Sami
Etymology
- по̄рьяс (pōr’’as)
- поръяс (por’as) (Itkonen, 1958, normalized spelling)
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *porjës, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *burja (“gust (of wind)”)[1] or from a Baltic language (see Proto-Finnic *purjëh). Cognates include Northern Sami borjjas and Finnish purje.
Pronunciation
Noun
порьяс (por’’as)
- sail
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
References
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 267
- T. I. Itkonen (1958) “porjas”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 396