Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From eadni +‎ giella, possibly a calque from Norwegian morsmål.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

eatnigiella

  1. mother tongue

Declension edit

Even a-stem, ll-l gradation
Nominative eatnigiella
Genitive eatnigiela
Singular Plural
Nominative eatnigiella eatnigielat
Accusative eatnigiela eatnigielaid
Genitive eatnigiela eatnigielaid
Illative eatnigīllii eatnigielaide
Locative eatnigielas eatnigielain
Comitative eatnigielain eatnigielaiguin
Essive eatnigiellan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person eatnigiellan eatnigiellame eatnigiellamet
2nd person eatnigiellat eatnigiellade eatnigielladet
3rd person eatnigiellas eatnigiellaska eatnigiellaset

Derived terms edit