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ка̄ллесь

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Kildin Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *kāllēs, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Cognates include Northern Sami gállis and Southern Sami gaellies.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ка̄ллесь (kālljes’)

  1. man (above 30)
    Synonym: оалмолма (ålmolma)

Further reading

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  • N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎[1], Русский язык, page 97