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Kildin Sami
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Samic *tolkē, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tulka.
Likely related to Finnish sulka. Cognates include Northern Sami dolgi and Skolt Sami tåʹlǧǧ.
Pronunciation
Noun
толльк (toll’k)
- (obsolete or dialectal) feather
- Synonym: по̄ннц (pōnnc)
- (obsolete or dialectal) quill
- Synonym: пера (pjera)
1958, T. I. Itkonen, Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 604:Толькэнҍ кырьйха.- Tol’ken’ kyr’jxa.
- I’m writing with a quill.
Inflection
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “tol̜̄ᵍk͕ᴱ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
- T. I. Itkonen (1958) “tol̜̄ᵍk͕ᴱ; to̬l̜̄ᵍk͕; †təl’k”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 604