Mouse in Saami and Related Problems
The article discusses Saami terms for “mouse” (e.g. Northern Saami “sáhpán”, Inari Saami “säplig”, Pite Saami “saahpìek”), explaining them as a common heritage of Uralic origin. It is suggested that the related words are to be found in Selkup Samoyed and Kolyma Yukaghir with the meaning “squirrel” o...
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| description | The article discusses Saami terms for “mouse” (e.g. Northern Saami “sáhpán”, Inari Saami “säplig”, Pite Saami “saahpìek”), explaining them as a common heritage of Uralic origin. It is suggested that the related words are to be found in Selkup Samoyed and Kolyma Yukaghir with the meaning “squirrel” or “flying squirrel”, as well as in Ugric. The present author explains semantic aspects of this comparison and presents similar instances attested in the Uralic languages, e.g. Khanty “aj-ʌanki” “mouse” (originally “small squirrel”). It is additionally concluded that the Proto-Finno-Ugric term for “mouse”, *šiŋirɜ, must be related to Proto-Samoyed *tə̑ rä- “squirrel”. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-52151b243f4c4721b0af29b9fe056aa42025-01-20T10:24:56ZdeuOficyna Wydawnicza ATUTBeiträge zur Allgemeinen und Vergleichenden Sprachwissenschaft2299-41222657-47992024-12-011324525810.23817/bzspr.13-10Mouse in Saami and Related ProblemsKrzysztof Tomasz Witczak0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8895-974XUniwersytet ŁódzkiThe article discusses Saami terms for “mouse” (e.g. Northern Saami “sáhpán”, Inari Saami “säplig”, Pite Saami “saahpìek”), explaining them as a common heritage of Uralic origin. It is suggested that the related words are to be found in Selkup Samoyed and Kolyma Yukaghir with the meaning “squirrel” or “flying squirrel”, as well as in Ugric. The present author explains semantic aspects of this comparison and presents similar instances attested in the Uralic languages, e.g. Khanty “aj-ʌanki” “mouse” (originally “small squirrel”). It is additionally concluded that the Proto-Finno-Ugric term for “mouse”, *šiŋirɜ, must be related to Proto-Samoyed *tə̑ rä- “squirrel”.https://beitraege-contributions.pl/articles/13/10_witczak.pdfanimalslanguage contactsmammalsrodentssaamiuralic |
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