See also: alki and ałkʼi

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *ālkkējē.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈaːlːkiː/

Adjective

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álki (comparative álkit, superlative álkimus)

  1. easy

Inflection

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Even i-stem, no gradation
Attributive álkẹs
Nominative álki
Genitive álki
Attributive álkẹs
Singular Plural
Nominative álki álkit
Accusative álki álkiid
Genitive álki álkiid
Illative álkái álkiide
Locative álkis álkiin
Comitative álkiin álkiiguin
Essive álkin

Derived terms

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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