мӣ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *mi. Cognate with Ter Sami and Akkala Sami мӣ (mī) and Skolt Sami and Northern Sami mii.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miː/

Pronoun

мӣ (mī)

1. (interrogative) what?
2. (relative) that, which

Inflection

This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• мӣ-ля̄ннч (mī-leannč)
• мӣ-не (mī-nje)
• нимӣ (nimī)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• 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)]‎^[2], Русский язык, page 188
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “mī”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 247

Ter Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *mi. Cognate with Kildin Sami and Akkala Sami мӣ (mī) and Skolt Sami and Northern Sami mii.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miː/

Pronoun

мӣ (mī)

1. (interrogative) what?
2. (relative) that, which

Inflection

This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[4], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “mī”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[5], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 247