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Northern Sami
Etymology
From Latin psalmus, from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós).
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsaːlːpma/
Noun
sálbma
- (religion, music) psalm
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
Pite Sami
Etymology
From Latin psalmus, from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós).
Pronunciation
Noun
sálbma
- (religion, music) psalm
Inflection
Further reading
- sálbma in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
- 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
- Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press