Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/nealjē

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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

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Proto-Samic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *nealjē
    Ordinal : *nealjāntë

Etymology

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From Proto-Finno-Ugric *neljä. In Northern, Kildin and Ter Sami, a shift *n > *ń has occurred, probably due to the influence of the word-medial palatal glide *j.

Numeral

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*nealjē

  1. four

Inflection

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This numeral needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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Further reading

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  • 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
  • Aikio, Ante. 2014. "On the reconstruction of Proto-Mari vocalism". In Journal of Language Relationship 11, pp. 125–157.
  • Lehtiranta, Juhani. 1989–2001. Yhteissaamelainen sanasto ('Common Sami Vocabulary'). Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia 200. Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura. →ISBN.
  • P. M. Zajkov (1987) G. M. Kert, editor, Бабинский диалект саамского языка (фонолого-морфологическое исследование) [Babin dialect of the Sami language], Petrozavodsk: Карельский филиал АН СССР; Институт языка, литературы и истории, page 118