вӯйе

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *vuojëtēk, from Proto-Uralic *uje-. Cognates include Northern Sami vuodjat and Ter Sami vïjjâd.

Verb

вӯйе (vūjje)

  1. to swim
  2. to float

Derived terms

  • вӯйей (vūjjej)
  • вӯййлэ (vūjjle)
  • вӯйймушш (vūjjmušš)
  • вӯйнэ (vūjne)
  • вӯйнэдтэ (vūjnedte)

Further reading

  • N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)], Русский язык, page 54
  • 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
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