моа̄йнас
Kildin Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *mājnës Cognates include Northern Sami máinnas and Inari Sami maainâs.
Noun
моа̄йнас (mååjnas)
- tale, story
Further reading
- N. E. Afanasjeva; R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985), R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)], Русский язык, page 194
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland