sámegiel

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Northern Sami

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Obviously from sámẹgiella, but why the shortening?”

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsaˑmekie̯l/

Adjective

sámẹgiel (not comparable)

  1. Sami-language

Inflection

This adjective is used only attributively, and has no case forms.

Derived terms

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