коа̄лле

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

  • коалле (kållje)

Etymology

From earlier коаллей (kålljej), inherited from Proto-Samic *kāllijā.

Related to Finnish kallio. Cognates include Skolt Sami kaʹlli and Akkala Sami каллий (kallij).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɒːlːje/

Noun

коа̄лле (kåållje)

  1. rock, cliff

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “kɑl̜̀l̜eⁱ̯”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 85
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kɑl̜̀l̜eⁱ̯”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “коа̄лле”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway