Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

máŋggas

  1. many people

Inflection edit

Odd, ŋg-ŋgg gradation
Nominative máŋggas
Genitive máŋgasa
Singular Plural
Nominative máŋggas máŋgasat
Accusative máŋgasa máŋgasiid
Genitive máŋgasa máŋgasiid
Illative máŋgasii máŋgasiidda
Locative máŋgasis máŋgasiin
Comitative máŋgasiin máŋgasiiguin
Essive máŋggasin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person máŋgasan máŋgaseamẹ máŋgaseamẹt
2nd person máŋgasat máŋgaseattẹ máŋgaseattẹt
3rd person máŋgasis máŋgaseaskkạ máŋgaseasẹt

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