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Tre samiska lånord i meänkieli

Olle Kejonen

Source system: Publicera | Published: 2024-08-23 | Pages: 137-142

Abstract

AbstractSaami loan etymologies are presented for three Meänkieli nouns featuring the foreign consonant cluster /tn/: katnanen : katnas- ‘hip bone’ (< North Saami gátnis : gádnás- ‘sacrum’), ketnia ‘protective spirit’ (< Lule Saami genij : gednih- ‘mythological subterranean being’), and tutna ‘owl’ (< North Saami dutna id.).

Keywords

Meänkieli; North Saami; Lule Saami; etymology; loanwords

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