emmä

Finnish

Verb

emmä

  1. (informal) Contraction of en minä/ (“I don't”)
    No emmä nyt oikeen tiiä...
    Well, I think – I don't know...

Ingrian

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈemːæ/, [ˈe̞mː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈemːæ/, [ˈe̞mːæ]
  • (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈemːæn/, [ˈe̞mːæn]
  • Rhymes: -emː, -emːæ
  • Hyphenation: em‧mä

Verb

emmä

  1. first-person plural present of ei

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 29
  • Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 24
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