Inari Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *ruokō.

Noun

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ruáhu

  1. reed

Inflection

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Even u-stem, h-ṿ gradation
Nominative ruáhu
Genitive ruáṿu
Singular Plural
Nominative ruáhu ruáṿuh
Accusative ruáṿu ruáṿuid
Genitive ruáṿu ruáˈṿui
ruáṿui
Illative ruáhun ruávˈvoid
Locative ruáṿust ruáṿuin
Comitative ruávˈvoin ruáˈṿuiguin
Abessive ruáˈṿuttáá ruáˈṿuittáá
Essive ruáḥun
Partitive ruáḥud
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

Further reading

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  • 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