кӣлл

Kildin Sami

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːlː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *kielë, from Proto-Uralic *käle.

Noun

кӣлл (kīll)

1. language

Inflection

Declension of кӣлл (type I noun, лл-л gradation)
Nominative	кӣлл (kīll)
Genitive	кӣл (kīl)
	singular	plural
Nominative	кӣлл (kīll)	кӣл (kīl)
Accusative	кӣл (kīl)	кӣлэтҍ (kīlet’)
Genitive	кӣл (kīl)	кӣлэ (kīle)
Dative-Illative	кӣлле (kīll’e)	кӣлэтҍ (kīlet’)
Locative	кӣлэсьт (kīles’t)	кӣлэнҍ (kīlen’)
Comitative	кӣлэнҍ (kīlen’)	кӣлэгуэйм (kīleguejm)
Abessive	кӣлха (kīlxa)	кӣлэха (kīlexa)
Essive	кӣллэнҍ (kīllen’)
Partitive	кӣллэ (kīlle)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

кӣлл (kīll)

1. loop

Inflection

Declension of кӣлл (type I noun, лл-л gradation)
Nominative	кӣлл (kīll)
Genitive	кӣл (kīl)
	singular	plural
Nominative	кӣлл (kīll)	кӣл (kīl)
Accusative	кӣл (kīl)	кӣлэтҍ (kīlet’)
Genitive	кӣл (kīl)	кӣлэ (kīle)
Dative-Illative	кӣлле (kīll’e)	кӣлэтҍ (kīlet’)
Locative	кӣлэсьт (kīles’t)	кӣлэнҍ (kīlen’)
Comitative	кӣлэнҍ (kīlen’)	кӣлэгуэйм (kīleguejm)
Abessive	кӣлха (kīlxa)	кӣлэха (kīlexa)
Essive	кӣллэнҍ (kīllen’)
Partitive	кӣллэ (kīlle)

Further reading

• 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
• N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎^[2], Русский язык, page 109
• A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “кӣлл”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway