Baltic loanwords in Saami

BLAŽEK, Václav and Lucie HOFÍRKOVÁ. Baltic loanwords in Saami. Acta Linguistica Lithuanica. 2011, Neuveden, 64-65, p. 51-64. ISSN 1648-4444.

Basic information

• Original name: Baltic loanwords in Saami
• Authors: BLAŽEK, Václav (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Lucie HOFÍRKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Acta Linguistica Lithuanica, 2011, 1648-4444.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 60200 6.2 Languages and Literature
• Country of publisher: Lithuania
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14210/11:00056242
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• Keywords in English: Baltic; Saami; Balto-Fennic; Fenno-Saamic; Fenno-Volgaic; loanwords; contact
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

In the present article we summarize and evaluate both identified and hypothetical lexemes of Baltic origin in Saami, in a broader context of Fenno-Saamic and Fenno-Volgaic relations. Our conclusion is that c. 8 lexical correspondences between Baltic and Saamic from c. 40 Balto-Fenno-Saamic comparisons are without the Balto-Fennic counterparts. It means, it is probable that ancestors of Balts and ancestors of Saami were in a direct contact at least briefly. The contact territory could be sought in the basin of the Neva river.

Links

• MSM0021622435, plan (intention): Name: Středisko pro interdisciplinární výzkum starých jazyků a starších fází jazyků moderních

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, The Centre for the Interdisciplinary Research of Ancient Languages and Older Stages of Modern Languages