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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/(h)earkē

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This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Samic

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Etymology

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Borrowing from Proto-Finnic *härkä, in parallel into Western Samic (*hearkē) and Eastern Sami (*earkē).

Noun

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*(h)earkē

  1. reindeer bull

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *(h)earkē
Genitive *(h)ear̯k̯ēn
Singular Plural
Nominative *(h)earkē *(h)ear̯k̯ēk
Accusative *(h)ear̯k̯ēm *(h)ear̯k̯ijtē
Partitive *(h)earkētē
Genitive *(h)ear̯k̯ēn *(h)ear̯k̯ij
Essive *(h)earkēnē *(h)ear̯k̯ijnē
Inessive *(h)ear̯k̯ēsnē
Elative *(h)ear̯k̯ēstē *(h)ear̯k̯ijstē
Illative *(h)earkās̯ën
Comitative *(h)ear̯k̯ijnē
*(h)ear̯k̯ijnë
Abessive *(h)ear̯k̯ēptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: hierkie
    • Ume Sami: heärggie
    • Pite Sami: härrge
    • Lule Sami: hiergge
    • Northern Sami: heargi
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading

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  • 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