Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/sākë

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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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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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*sākë

  1. speech
  2. message

Inflection

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Even
Nominative *sākë
Genitive *sāk̯ën
Singular Plural
Nominative *sākë *sāk̯ëk
Accusative *sāk̯ëm *sāk̯ëjtē
Partitive *sākëtē
Genitive *sāk̯ën *sāk̯ëj
Essive *sākënē *sāk̯ëjnē
Inessive *sāk̯ësnē
Elative *sāk̯ëstē *sāk̯ëjstē
Illative *sākës̯ën
Comitative *sāk̯ëjnē
*sāk̯ëjnë
Abessive *sāk̯ëptāk̯ëk

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Southern Sami: saake
    • Ume Sami: sáhka
    • Pite Sami: sáhka
    • Lule Sami: sáhka
    • Northern Sami: sáhka
  • Eastern Samic:

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