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Where does “sámegiella” come from?

sámegiella (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami giella, from Proto-Samic kielë, from Proto-Uralic käle — tongue; language.

sámegiella (Northern Sami): A Sami language

Definitions

  1. A Sami language

Ancestry of “sámegiella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samigiellalanguage
2Proto-Samickielëtongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language

Words derived from “sámegiella”

  • davvisámegiella
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