Kantasaamesta eteläkantasaameen: Lainatodisteita eteläsaamen varhaisesta eriytymisestä

• Published in: Sananjalka
• Main Authors: Piha, Minerva, Häkkinen, Jaakko
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Finnish
• Published: Suomen Kielen Seura ry 2020
• Subjects: etymologia; kontaktilingvistiikka; historiallinen kielitiede; eteläsaame; Inari; saami
• Online Access: https://journal.fi/sananjalka/article/view/95727; https://doi.org/10.30673/sja.95727

This article examines which loaning features indicate that the predecessor of South Saami – Southern Proto-Saami – drifted off from common Late Proto-Saami at an early date. We also suggest that this drift refers to linguistic immigration to central Scandinavia where South Saami is spoken today. Loa...