Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Norwegian kolonialisme.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

kolonialisma

  1. colonialism

Inflection edit

Even a-stem, sm-smm gradation
Nominative kolonialisma
Genitive kolonialismma
Singular Plural
Nominative kolonialisma kolonialismmat
Accusative kolonialismma kolonialismmaid
Genitive kolonialismma kolonialismmaid
Illative kolonialismii kolonialismmaide
Locative kolonialismmas kolonialismmain
Comitative kolonialismmain kolonialismmaiguin
Essive kolonialisman
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person kolonialisman kolonialismame kolonialismamet
2nd person kolonialismat kolonialismade kolonialismadet
3rd person kolonialismas kolonialismaska kolonialismaset

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