Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *čoalē.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

čoalli

  1. intestine

Inflection edit

Even i-stem, ll-l gradation
Nominative čoalli
Genitive čoali
čoalẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative čoalli čoalit
Accusative čoali čōliid
Genitive čoali
čoalẹ
čōliid
Illative čoallái čōliide
Locative čoalis čōliin
Comitative čōliin čōliiguin
Essive čoallin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čoallán čoalláme čoallámet
2nd person čoallát čoalláde čoalládet
3rd person čoallis čoalliska čoalliset

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