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Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *ńuodšō
Related to Inari Sami njuáržu. Perhaps a substrate word [1]
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈɲuo̯rːʃuː/
Noun
njuoršu
- campfire, open fire
Inflection
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
References
- ^ Aikio, Ante. 2012. "An essay on Saami ethnolinguistic prehistory."