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Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *ikō, though with irregular gemination of the consonant (*ihku would be expected).
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈihːkuː/
Adverb
ihkku
- at night, during the night
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