Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word saani. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word saani, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say saani in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word saani you have here. The definition of the word saani will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofsaani, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 28:
Jot talveel männä merelle proomьslaa, tali ostamaa tavaraa, tali panomaa kapkanaa zveeriä vart, cukca valjastaa saanii koirat.
To go to sea to fish in the winter, or to sell goods, or to set a leg trap for animals, the Chukchi harnesses dogs into the sleigh.
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.
References
Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “saani”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
