нушша

Ter Sami

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Cognate with Skolt Sami nešš and Kildin Sami нышшь (nyšš’).

Pronunciation

Noun

нушша (nušša)

  1. porpoise

Inflection

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), “nušša”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958), “nušša”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 279
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