Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kielë

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This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Samic

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *käle. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *keeli.

Noun

*kielë

  1. tongue
  2. language

Inflection

Even
Nominative *kielë
Genitive *kiel̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *kielë *kiel̯ëk
Accusative *kiel̯ëm *kiel̯ëjtē
Partitive *kielëtē
Genitive *kiel̯ën *kiel̯ëj
Essive *kielënē *kiel̯ëjnē
Inessive *kiel̯ësnē
Elative *kiel̯ëstē *kiel̯ëjstē
Illative *kielës̯ën
Comitative *kiel̯ëjnē
*kiel̯ëjnë
Abessive *kiel̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: gïele
    • Ume Sami: giälla
    • Pite Sami: giella
    • Lule Sami: giella
    • Northern Sami: giella
  • Eastern Samic:

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