мэ̄йт

Kildin Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛːjt/

Adverb

мэ̄йт (mējt)

1. (interrogative) why? what for?

   Synonym: мэ̄ннгуэйкэ (mēnnguejke)

Pronoun

мэ̄йт (mējt)

1. genitive/dative/illative plural of мӣ (mī)

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