Mouse in Saami and Related Problems

• Main Author: Krzysztof Tomasz Witczak
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: German; English
• Published: Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT 2024
• Subjects: animals; language contacts; mammals; rodents; saami; uralic; Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar; P101-410; Kolyma; Inari; khanty; Kolyma Yukaghir; samoyed*; Selkup; Yukaghir
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.23817/bzspr.13-10; https://doaj.org/article/52151b243f4c4721b0af29b9fe056aa4

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...