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Livonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kana, from Proto-Germanic *hanô. Cognates include Finnish kana and Estonian kana.
Pronunciation
Noun
kanā
- chicken; hen (Gallus gallus domesticus)
- Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA
- kakš kannõ
- two chickens
- mitīdtõ kannõ
- not a single chicken
- ta um nemē kanā pakkiļis
- he is like a chicken in tow
- ta pidāb kaņḑi
- he keeps chickens
Declension