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Inari Sami
Etymology 1
From Proto-Samic *oamē (“goods”).
Adjective
uáṃi
- own
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
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
Etymology 2
From Proto-Samic *oamē (“old”).
Adjective
uáˈṃi
- old (of objects)
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
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