Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *pealē.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

bealli

  1. half
  2. side

Inflection edit

Even i-stem, ll-l gradation
Nominative bealli
Genitive beali
bealẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative bealli bealit
Accusative beali bēliid
Genitive beali
bealẹ
bēliid
Illative beallái bēliide
Locative bealis bēliin
Comitative bēliin bēliiguin
Essive beallin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person beallán bealláme beallámet
2nd person beallát bealláde bealládet
3rd person beallis bealliska bealliset

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