-хэмь
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Kildin Sami
Alternative forms
- -хэм (-xem)
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *-tteamē. Probably related to Finnish -ton and Moksha -фтома (-ftoma).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-хэмь (-xem’)
- Forms adjectives indicating a lack of something.
- чалльм (čall’m, “eye”) + -хэмь (-xem’) → чалльмхэмь (čall’mxem’, “blind”)
- пе̄лльй (piell’j, “ear”) + -хэмь (-xem’) → пе̄лльйхэмь (piell’jxem’, “deaf”)
Inflection
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