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This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-Samic
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *ńaŋkće.
Noun
*ńuokčëm
- tongue
Inflection
| Even
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| Nominative
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*ńuok̯č̯ëm
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| Genitive
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*ńuok̯č̯ëmn
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*ńuok̯č̯ëm
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*ńuok̯č̯ëmk
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| Accusative
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*ńuok̯č̯ëmm
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*ńuok̯č̯ëmjtē
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| Partitive
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*ńuok̯č̯ëmtē
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| Genitive
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*ńuok̯č̯ëmn
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*ńuok̯č̯ëmj
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| Essive
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*ńuok̯č̯ëmnē
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*ńuok̯č̯ëmjnē
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| Inessive
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*ńuok̯č̯ëmsnē
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| Elative
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*ńuok̯č̯ëmstē
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*ńuok̯č̯ëmjstē
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| Illative
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*ńuok̯č̯ëm̯s̯ën
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| Comitative
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*ńuok̯č̯ëmjnē
*ńuok̯č̯ëmjnë
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| Abessive
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*ńuok̯č̯ëmptāk̯ëk
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Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: njoektjeme
- Ume Sami: njuaktjoo
- Pite Sami: njuoktjam
- Lule Sami: njuovtjav
- Northern Sami: njuovčča
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: njuovčâ
- Skolt Sami: njuhččâm
- Akkala Sami: нюхчем (njuxč’em)
- Kildin Sami: ню̄ххчемь (njūxxčjem’)
- Ter Sami: ньыккчэм (njïkkčem)
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ńōkće̮m”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland