моа̄йнас

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *mājnës Cognates include Northern Sami máinnas and Inari Sami maainâs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɒːjnas/

Noun

моа̄йнас (mååjnas)

1. tale, story

Further reading

• 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 194
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland