Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nealjē

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

Proto-Samic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *nealjē
    Ordinal : *nealjāntë

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *neljä. In Northern, Kildin and Ter Sami, a shift *n > *ń has occurred, probably due to the influence of the word-medial palatal glide *j.

Numeral

*nealjē

  1. four

Inflection

This numeral needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: nieljie, njieljie
    • Ume Sami: neälljie
    • Pite Sami: nällje
    • Lule Sami: niellja
    • Northern Sami: njeallje
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • Aikio, Ante. 2014. "On the reconstruction of Proto-Mari vocalism". In Journal of Language Relationship 11, pp. 125–157.
  • Lehtiranta, Juhani (1989), Yhteissaamelainen sanasto [Common Sami Vocabulary] (Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia; 200) (in Finnish), Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, →ISBN
  • P. M. Zajkov (1987), G. M. Kert, editor, Бабинский диалект саамского языка (фонолого-морфологическое исследование) [Babin dialect of the Sami language], Petrozavodsk: Карельский филиал АН СССР; Институт языка, литературы и истории, page 118
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