Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sāmēlāńčë
Proto-Samic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
*sāmēlāńčë
- Sami person
Inflection
| Even | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *sāmēl̯āńčë | |
| Genitive | *sāmēl̯āń̯č̯ën | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *sāmēl̯āńčë | *sāmēl̯āń̯č̯ëk |
| Accusative | *sāmēl̯āń̯č̯ëm | *sāmēl̯āń̯č̯ëjtē |
| Partitive | *sāmēl̯āńčëtē | |
| Genitive | *sāmēl̯āń̯č̯ën | *sāmēl̯āń̯č̯ëj |
| Essive | *sāmēl̯āńčënē | *sāmēl̯āń̯č̯ëjnē |
| Inessive | *sāmēl̯āń̯č̯ësnē | |
| Elative | *sāmēl̯āń̯č̯ëstē | *sāmēl̯āń̯č̯ëjstē |
| Illative | *sāmēl̯āńčës̯ën | — |
| Comitative | *sāmēl̯āń̯č̯ëjnē *sāmēl̯āń̯č̯ëjnë |
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| Abessive | *sāmēl̯āń̯č̯ëptāk̯ëk | — |
Descendants
- Western Samic:
- Lule Sami: sábmelasj
- Northern Sami: sápmẹlaš
- Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: sämmilâš
- Skolt Sami: säʹmmlaž, samlõš (Girvozero)
- Akkala Sami: са̄млынч (sāmlynč)
- Kildin Sami: са̄ммьленч (sāmm’ljenč)
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
- 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 16