ра̄нӭсь

Kildin Sami

Etymology

Proto-Samic *rānēs. Cognates include Northern Sami ránis and Inari Sami räänis.

Adjective

ра̄нӭсь (rān’es’)

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    Synonyms: кӯввесь (kūvv’es’), кӯййк (kūjjk), кӯййкъесь (kūjjkjes’), кӯййкэсь (kūjjkes’), се̄рэ (s’ēre)

Further reading
  • N. E. Afanasjeva (2010), E. G. Gunin, editor, Са̄мь-рӯшш соарнънэгк. Саамско-русский разговорник [Sami-Russian phrasebook], Murmansk, page 40
  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “rā͕n̜es̜”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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