Kildin Saami
кӣллт са̄мь кӣлл
Kildin Saami is a Uralic language spoken in Russia, by about 500 people. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Kildin Sámi, also spelt as Kildin Saami is a Sámi language spoken on the Kola Peninsula of northwestern Russia by the Kildin Sámi, who have historically inhabited the peninsula.
The Sámi languages closest to Kildin are Ter Sámi and Akkala Sámi, in Soviet tradition sometimes considered to be dialects of Kildin Sámi. From a strictly geographical point of view, only Kildin and Ter, spoken on the Peninsula, could be regarded as Kola Sámi. It is the largest of the Eastern Sámi languages by number of speakers. However, unlike its close relatives Skolt Sámi and Inari Sámi, Kildin Sámi is only used actively by very few people.
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Words in Kildin Saami
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | е̄ннҍ | jienn’ |
| father | аджь | adž’ |
| child | па̄рнэнч | pārnenč |
| eye | чалльм | čall’m |
| ear | пе̄лльй | piell’j |
| nose | нюннҍ | njunn’ |
| tongue | ню̄ххчемь | njūxxčem’ |
| heart | кӯттҍк | kūtt’k |
| bone | та̄ххьт | tāxx’t |
| breast | ниннч | ninnč |
| liver | вӯйвас | vūjvas |
| water | ча̄дзь | čādz’ |
| fire | то̄лл | tōll |
| rain | аббьр | abb’r |
| snow | вэ̄дз | vēdz |
| wind | пӣӈӈк | pīŋŋk |
| night | ыйй | yjj |
| dog | пе̄ннэ | pienne |
| cat | коа̄сс | kååss |
| fish | кӯлль | kūll’ |
| horse | е̄бешь | jieb’eš’ |
| cow | лӣхемь | līx’em’ |
| pig | шагкь | šagk’ |
| snake | кӯввьт | kūvv’t |
| I | мунн | munn |
| drink | югкэ | jugke |
| sleep | вуэдтӭ | vuedt’e |
| bread | ле̄ййп | l’eejjp |
| milk | ма̄ййт | mājjt |
| thank you | пассьпе | pass’p’e |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Skolt SamiUralic51% alike
- Lule SamiUralic42% alike
- Akkala SaamiUralic40% alike
- Inari SamiUralic39% alike
- North SaamiUralic37% alike
- Pite SaamiUralic29% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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