Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *čoalmē.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoɑ̯lːpmiː/

Noun edit

čoalbmi

  1. strait

Inflection edit

Even i-stem, lbm-lmm gradation
Nominative čoalbmi
Genitive čoalmmi
čoalmmẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative čoalbmi čoalmmit
Accusative čoalmmi čōlmmiid
Genitive čoalmmi
čoalmmẹ
čōlmmiid
Illative čoalbmái čōlmmiide
Locative čoalmmis čōlmmiin
Comitative čōlmmiin čōlmmiiguin
Essive čoalbmin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čoalbmán čoalbmáme čoalbmámet
2nd person čoalbmát čoalbmáde čoalbmádet
3rd person čoalbmis čoalbmiska čoalbmiset

Further reading edit

  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland