ма̊йнас

Akkala Sami

The spelling of this entry has been normalized from måinas according to the principles established by Wiktionary's editor community as described at Wiktionary:About Akkala Sami or recent spelling standards of the language.

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *mājnës.

Related to Finnish mainas, compare Inari Sami maainâs, Kildin Sami моа̄йнас (mååjnas) and Northern Sami máinnas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔi̯nɑs/

Noun

ма̊йнас (måjnas)

1. story, tale

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 41