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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/mumpē

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

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *mu.

Adjective

*mumpē

  1. second
  2. other

Descendants

All descendants other than Ume and Pite Sami changed initial m- to n-.

  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: nubpie
    • Ume Sami: mübˈbie
    • Pite Sami: mubˈbe
    • Lule Sami: nubbe
    • Northern Sami: nubbi
  • Eastern Samic:

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • G. M. Kert (1961) “numʼmʼpʼ”, in P. A. Ariste, V. Z. Panfilov, K. K. Kont, editors, Образцы саамской речи [Samples of the Sami speech], Ленинград: Издательство академии наук СССР, page 169
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