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SamSka words originate in cognate words in the source languages; Danish, Norwegian and Swedish. Consequently the source of the majority of words are as in those languages, mainly Old Norse, Middle Low German, French and Latin. English and German are also common sources. | SamSka words originate in cognate words in the source languages; Danish, Norwegian and Swedish. Consequently the source of the majority of words are as in those languages, mainly Old Norse, Middle Low German, French and Latin. English and German are also common sources. | ||
SamSka words have cognates with the same meaning in at least two of the three source languages and most have cognates in all three languages. Because two of the source languages, Danish and Norwegian, are lexically quite close, the lexicon of SamSka is closer to Danish and Norwegian than it is to Swedish. | SamSka words have cognates with the same meaning in at least two of the three source languages and most have cognates in all three languages. Because two of the source languages, Danish and Norwegian, are lexically quite close, the lexicon of SamSka is closer to Danish and Norwegian than it is to Swedish. | ||
As a feature of the word selection criteria, there are frequently synonyms to express the same concept, for example SamSka has both '''ete''' and '''spise''' meaning to eat. A further feature is words with multiple meanings, for example '''orm''' means both snake and worm. In such cases, the preferred words or preferred meanings are those present in all three languages. | As a feature of the word selection criteria, there are frequently synonyms to express the same concept, for example SamSka has both '''[[Contionary:ete|ete]]''' and '''spise''' meaning to eat. A further feature is words with multiple meanings, for example '''orm''' means both snake and worm. In such cases, the preferred words or preferred meanings are those present in all three languages. | ||
===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||