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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kāvë

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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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Unknown. Probably borrowed from a substrate language.[1]

Noun

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*kāvë

  1. bend, curve

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *kāvë
Genitive *kāv̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *kāvë *kāv̯ëk
Accusative *kāv̯ëm *kāv̯ëjtē
Partitive *kāvëtē
Genitive *kāv̯ën *kāv̯ëj
Essive *kāvënē *kāv̯ëjnē
Inessive *kāv̯ësnē
Elative *kāv̯ëstē *kāv̯ëjstē
Illative *kāvës̯ën
Comitative *kāv̯ëjnē
*kāv̯ëjnë
Abessive *kāv̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: gaave
    • Ume Sami: gávva
    • Pite Sami: gávva
    • Lule Sami: gávva
    • Northern Sami: gávva
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: kaaṿâ
    • Skolt Sami: kaavv
    • Kildin Sami: [script needed] (kǡ͔vv)

References

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  1. ^ Aikio, Ante (2012) An Essay on Saami Ethnolinguistic Prehistory. A Linguistic Map of Prehistoric Northern Europe. Ed. by Grünthal, Riho; Kallio, Petri. Mémoires de la Société Finno-Ougrienne. Suomalais-ugrilainen seura. 63-117.