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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nuorjō

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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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Origin unknown. According to Aikio (2004),[1] the word is a likely candidate for a substrate loanword. Likely related to Proto-Samic *noarvē. Compare also Proto-Eskimo *nayyiʀ (“ringed seal”).

Noun

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*nuorjō

  1. seal (animal)

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Lule Sami: nuorjjo
    • Northern Sami: njuorju
  • 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

References

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  1. ^ Aikio, Ante. 2004. "An essay on substrate studies and the origin of Saami". Mémoires de la Société néophilologique de Helsinki 63: 5–34.
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