Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Norwegian sjaman.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

šamána

  1. shaman

Inflection edit

Even a-stem, no gradation
Nominative šamána
Genitive šamána
Singular Plural
Nominative šamána šamánat
Accusative šamána šamánaid
Genitive šamána šamánaid
Illative šamánii šamánaide
Locative šamánas šamánain
Comitative šamánain šamánaiguin
Essive šamánan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person šamánan šamáname šamánamet
2nd person šamánat šamánade šamánadet
3rd person šamánas šamánaska šamánaset

Related terms edit

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