няльгись

Akkala Sami

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Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ńālkēs (predicative of *ńālkē).

Compare Skolt Sami njääʹljes, Kildin Sami ня̄лькесь (neal’kjes’) and Northern Sami njálggis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲɑʎɡʲisʲ/

Adjective

няльгись (njal’gis’) (superlative нялгсэмус[1])

  1. tasty

References

  1. ^ P. M. Zajkov (1987) “ńaлgsɛmus”, in G. M. Kert, editor, Бабинский диалект саамского языка (фонолого-морфологическое исследование) [Babin dialect of the Sami language], Petrozavodsk: Карельский филиал АН СССР; Институт языка, литературы и истории, page 139

Further reading

  • P. M. Zajkov (1987) G. M. Kert, editor, Бабинский диалект саамского языка (фонолого-морфологическое исследование) [Babin dialect of the Sami language], Petrozavodsk: Карельский филиал АН СССР; Институт языка, литературы и истории, page 56
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