Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Saami loan etymologies are presented for three Meänkieli nouns featuring the foreign consonant cluster /tn/: katnanen : katnas- ‘hip bone’ (< North Saami gátnis : gádnás- ‘sacrum’), ketnia ‘protective spirit’ (< Lule Saami genij : gednih- ‘mythological subterranean being’), and tutna ‘owl’ (< North Saami dutna id.).
Author: Olle Kejonen
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4402602153