Кӣллт са̄мь кӣлл
Kildin Sámi
Uralic (Sami, Eastern, Kola Sami)
Kildin Sami (Кӣллт са̄мь кӣлл Kīllt Saaʹmme kīll, "Kildin Sami language") is a Sami language of the Kola Peninsula in NW Russia and the only Sami language with an ongoing Russian-territory literacy program. Named after Kildin Island, the language was the basis for the Soviet-era Kola Sami written standard, with the modern 1991 Cyrillic alphabet developed by Aleksandra Antonova and Rimma Kuruch. The Kola Sami population was forcibly relocated to Lovozero in the Soviet era, concentrating speakers but also disrupting traditional reindeer-herding nomadism. Severely endangered: most younger generation speakers are L2 Russian-dominant with passive Kildin understanding. Lovozero hosts the annual Sami Day celebrations.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Kildin Sámi
Water
чадзь
/tʃadzʲ/
Fire
тоалл
/toallʲ/
Sun
пе̄ййв
/peːjjv/
Moon
ма̄нн
/maːnn/
Star
нӣзесь
/nʲiːzesʲ/
Mother
е̄ннҍ
/jeːnnʲ/
Father
а̄джь
/aːdʒʲ/
I
мунн
/munː/
You
тонн
/tonː/
Name
нэмм
/nemː/
Eye
чальм
/tʃalʲm/
Hand
кэдт
/kʲedt/
Heart
кӯттҍк
/kuːtʲːk/
Love
шоабпшэ
/ʃoabpʃe/
Tree
муэрр
/muerr/
House
пэ̄ҏҏт
/peːrrt/
Dog
пенне
/penne/
Cat
ке̄ршш
/keːrʃː/
Eat
пӯрраҥе
/puːrraŋe/
Drink
югкаҥе
/jukkaŋe/
One
ыкт
/ɨkt/
Two
кӯхьть
/kuːxʲtʲ/
Hello
тиерв
/tʲierv/
Thank you
пасьпе
/pasʲpe/
Good
шӣгг
/ʃiːɡː/
Cuckoo
кӣгк
/kiːɡk/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Uralic (Sami, Eastern, Kola Sami) languages
| Meaning | Kildin Sámi | Skolt Sámi | Inari Sámi | Northern Sami | Lule Sámi | Persian (Classical) | Southern Sámi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | чадзь /tʃadzʲ/ | čääʹcc /tʃæːtsʲː/ | čääci /tʃæːtsi/ | čáhci /tʃaːhtsi/ | tjáhtje /tʃaːhtje/ | آب /aːb/ | tjaetsie /tʃaeʰtsie/ |
| Fire | тоалл /toallʲ/ | toll /tolː/ | tollâ /tolːa/ | dolla /dolːa/ | dålla /tolːa/ | آتش /aːtaʃ/ | dolle /dolːe/ |
| Sun | пе̄ййв /peːjjv/ | peeiʹvv /peːjvʲː/ | peivi /peivi/ | beaivi /peɑjvi/ | biejvve /pie̯jvːe/ | خورشید /xʷarʃeːd/ | biejjie /pie̯jːie/ |
| Moon | ма̄нн /maːnn/ | mään /mæːn/ | máánu /maːnu/ | mánnu /maːnːu/ | mánno /maːnːo/ | ماه /maːh/ | aske /askə/ |
| Star | нӣзесь /nʲiːzesʲ/ | nâ´stt /naːstː/ | násti /ˈnaːsti/ | násti /ˈnaːsti/ | náste /ˈnaːste/ | ستاره /sitaːra/ | naaste /ˈnaːste/ |
| Mother | е̄ннҍ /jeːnnʲ/ | jeäʹnn /jæːnʲː/ | enni /enːi/ | eadni /eɑdni/ | iedne /iedne/ | مادر /maːdar/ | tjidtjie /tʃitːʃie/ |
| Father | а̄джь /aːdʒʲ/ | eeʹǩǩ /eːkʲː/ | eeči /eːtʃi/ | áhčči /aːhtʃːi/ | áhttje /aːhtːje/ | پدر /pidar/ | aehtjie /aeʰtʃie/ |
| I | мунн /munː/ | mon /mon/ | mun /mun/ | mun /mun/ | mån /mɔn/ | من /man/ | manne /ˈmanːe/ |
| You | тонн /tonː/ | ton /ton/ | tun /tun/ | don /ton/ | dån /tɔn/ | تو /toː/ | datne /ˈtatne/ |
| Name | нэмм /nemː/ | nõmm /nõmː/ | nommâ /ˈnommɑ/ | namma /ˈnamma/ | namma /ˈnamːa/ | نام /naːm/ | nomme /ˈnomːe/ |
| Eye | чальм /tʃalʲm/ | čââlm /tʃæːlm/ | čalme /tʃalme/ | čalbmi /tʃalpmi/ | tjalmme /tʃalmːe/ | چشم /tʃaʃm/ | tjelmie /tʃelmie/ |
| Hand | кэдт /kʲedt/ | ǩeätt /kʲætː/ | kietâ /kieta/ | giehta /kiehta/ | gietta /kietːa/ | دست /dast/ | gïete /kiːte/ |
| Heart | кӯттҍк /kuːtʲːk/ | väimm /væimː/ | váimu /vaːjmu/ | váibmu /vajpmu/ | vájmmo /vajmːo/ | دل /dil/ | vaajmoe /vaːjmoe/ |
| Love | шоабпшэ /ʃoabpʃe/ | rääʹǩǩesvuõtt /ræːkʲːesvuɘtː/ | rähisvuotâ /ræhisvuotɐ/ | ráhkisvuohta /raːhkisvuɔhta/ | ráhkesvuohta /raːhkesvuɔhta/ | عشق /ʔiʃq/ | gieriesvoete /ɡieriesvuəte/ |
| Tree | муэрр /muerr/ | muõrr /muɔrː/ | muorâ /muɔra/ | muorra /muɔrːa/ | muorra /muɔrːa/ | درخت /diraxt/ | moere /moːrə/ |
| House | пэ̄ҏҏт /peːrrt/ | kåʹdd /kɔdʲː/ | stuobbâ /stuɔbːa/ | viessu /viesːu/ | viesso /viesːo/ | خانه /xaːna/ | gåetie /ɡoətie/ |
| Dog | пенне /penne/ | piânnaj /pianːaj/ | peenâg /peːnaɡ/ | beana /peɑna/ | bena /pena/ | سگ /saɡ/ | bïenje /piːnje/ |
| Cat | ке̄ршш /keːrʃː/ | kõõšš /kɵːʃː/ | kissá /kisːaː/ | bussá /pusːa/ | kássa /kaːsːa/ | گربه /ɡurba/ | gaahtoe /ɡaːhtoe/ |
| Eat | пӯрраҥе /puːrraŋe/ | poorrâd /porːad/ | porrâđ /porːað/ | borrat /porːat/ | bårråt /porːot/ | خوردن /xʷurdan/ | byöpmedidh /pyœpmedih/ |
| Drink | югкаҥе /jukkaŋe/ | juukkâd /juːkːad/ | jukkâđ /jukːað/ | juhkat /juhkat/ | juhkat /juhkat/ | آشامیدن /aːʃaːmiːdan/ | jovkedh /jovkəh/ |
| One | ыкт /ɨkt/ | õhtt /ɵhtː/ | ohtâ /ohta/ | okta /okta/ | aktan /aktan/ | یک /jak/ | akte /aktə/ |
| Two | кӯхьть /kuːxʲtʲ/ | kuõˊhtt /kuõhtː/ | kyehti /ˈkyehti/ | guokte /ˈkuokte/ | guokta /ˈkuoktɑ/ | دو /doː/ | göökte /ˈkøːkte/ |
| Hello | тиерв /tʲierv/ | tiõrv /tiɵrv/ | tiervâ /tierva/ | bures /pures/ | buoris /puɔris/ | درود /duruːd/ | buerie biejjie /puerie pie̯jːie/ |
| Thank you | пасьпе /pasʲpe/ | späʹsseb /spæsʲːeb/ | tiittu /tiːtːu/ | giitu /kiːtu/ | gijttuo /kijtːuɔ/ | سپاس /sipaːs/ | gæjhtoe /kæjhtoe/ |
| Good | шӣгг /ʃiːɡː/ | šiõǥǥ /ʃiɵɣː/ | pyere /pyere/ | buorre /puɔrːe/ | buorre /puɔrːe/ | نیک /neːk/ | hijven /hijven/ |
| Cuckoo | кӣгк /kiːɡk/ | ǩiõkk /ˈkʲiɔkː/ | kiehâ /ˈkie̯hɐ/ | giehka /ˈkie̯hka/ | giehka /ˈkie̯hka/ | — | gïeke /ˈɡie̯ke/ |
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