ӣнн

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Kildin Sami

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *jienë, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *äne.

Noun

ӣнн (jinn)

  1. voice

Etymology 2

Possibly from Proto-Samic *eanōj.

Noun

ӣнн (jinn)

  1. uncle (mother's brother)

Further reading

  • N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) “91”, in R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎, Русский язык