The Saami Languages: An IntroductionPresents central features of current system and development over time, focussing especially on main language, North Saami of western Finnmark. Suitable both for students of general linguistics and for students of Saami. Prof Sammallahti has written numerous monographs, articles and dictionaries on Saami and other Uralic languages. Includes sample passages in 10 Saami languages, appendices on development of language group and 845 North Saami etymologies. Maps show main area of each language/dialect and Swedish herding areas. |
Common terms and phrases
3rd person abessive AccSg adjective adverb Akkala attributive form Balt boahtán boahtit causative suffix cf BADJEL cf Finnish cf Inari Saami cf North Saami cf South cf Swedish clitic clusters consonant center demonstrative pronoun derivative dialect diphthongs discourse particle eastern Enontekiö essive Finnic Finnish cf Finnmark fish FS cf FS-PFU galgat geminates Gen-AccSg genitive GenSg Germ GUODDIT guolli he/she/it illative suffix IllSg inessive infinitive Kárášjohka la/lä lative leat loanwords locative LocSg Lule Lule Saami mannat Mood Pres na/nä negative verb NomPl NomSg noun Paatsjoki perfect participial plural marker possessive suffix Proto Proto-Balt Proto-Germ Proto-IE Proto-Saami PU cf reindeer s)he Saami languages Scand second syllable Sg Pl Sg3Pres Sg3Pret of verb shortened Skolt Skolt Saami standard stems strong grade suffix FS suffix PU syllable vowels ta/tä tense Ume Saami Uralic weak grade western words