ла̄лле

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *lāktëtēk. Compare Northern Sami lállit and Skolt Sami lääʹlled.

Verb

ла̄лле (lāllje)

1. to indulge, to caress, to pet
2. to nurse, to take care of
3. (obsolete) to brood

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “łā͕l̜l̜eᵟ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• A. A. Antonova (2014) “ла̄лле”, in A.M. Agejeva, S.N. Galkin, D.M. Homyuk, E. Sheller, editors, Саамско-русский словарь [Sámi-Russian dictionary], Мурманский областной центр коренных малочисленных народов севера, →ISBN
• G. M. Kert (1986) “ла̄лле”, in V. V. Vinokurova, E. N. Samojlova, editors, Словарь саамско-русский и русско-саамский [Sámi-Russian and Russian-Sámi dictionary], Ленинград: Просвещение