Northern Sami edit

Northern Sami numbers (edit)
40
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    Cardinal: njeallje
    Ordinal: njealját

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *nealjāntë.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈɲea̯ʎʎaːh(t)/

Adjective edit

njealját (not comparable)

  1. fourth

Inflection edit

Odd, no gradation
Attributive
Nominative njealját
Genitive njealjáda
Attributive
Singular Plural
Nominative njealját njealjádat
Accusative njealjáda njealjádiid
Genitive njealjáda njealjádiid
Illative njealjádii njealjádiidda
Locative njealjádis njealjádiin
Comitative njealjádiin njealjádiiguin
Essive njealjádin

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