átnjal

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈaːtɲal/

Noun

átnjal

1. (only in compounds) need, desire

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Nominative	átnjal
Genitive	átnjala
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	átnjal	átnjalat
Accusative	átnjala	átnjaliid
Genitive	átnjala	átnjaliid
Illative	átnjalii	átnjaliidda
Locative	átnjalis	átnjaliin
Comitative	átnjaliin	átnjaliiguin
Essive	átnjalin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person átnjalan átnjaleamẹ átnjaleamẹt 2nd person átnjalat átnjaleattẹ átnjaleattẹt 3rd person átnjalis átnjaleaskkạ átnjaleasẹt

Further reading

• 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