Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *ńurkōtēk.

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

njurgut

  1. to whistle

Inflection edit

Even u-stem, rg-rgg gradation
infinitive njurgut
1st sing. present njurggun
1st sing. past njurgon
infinitive njurgut action noun njurgun
present participle njurgu action inessive njurgumin
njurgume
past participle njurgon action elative njurgumis
agent participle action comitative njurgumiin
abessive njurggọkeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular njurggun njurgon njurgon
2nd singular njurggut njurgot njurggọ
3rd singular njurgu njurggūi njurgos
1st dual njurgo njurggūime njurgu
2nd dual njurgubeahtti njurggūide njurgu
3rd dual njurguba njurggūiga njurgoska
1st plural njurgut njurggūimet njurgot
njurgut
2nd plural njurgubēhtet njurggūidet njurgot
njurgut
3rd plural njurgot njurgo njurgoset
connegative njurggọ njurgon njurggọ
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular njurggošin
njurggošedjen
njurggolin
njurggoledjen
njurggožan
2nd singular njurggošit
njurggošedjet
njurggolit
njurggoledjet
njurggožat
3rd singular njurggošii njurggolii njurggoža
njurggoš
1st dual njurggošeimme njurggoleimme njurggožetne
2nd dual njurggošeidde njurggoleidde njurggožeahppi
3rd dual njurggošeigga njurggoleigga njurggožeaba
1st plural njurggošeimmet njurggoleimmet njurggožit
njurggožat
2nd plural njurggošeiddet njurggoleiddet njurggožēhpet
3rd plural njurggoše
njurggošedje
njurggole
njurggoledje
njurggožit
connegative njurggoše njurggole njurggoš

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