čieŋal

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čieŋël.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃie̯ɲal/

Adjective

čieŋal (comparative čiekŋalit, superlative čiekŋaleamos)

1. deep

Inflection

Odd, kŋ-vŋŋ gradation
Attributive	čiekŋalis
Nominative	čievŋŋal
Genitive	čiekŋala
Attributive	čiekŋalis
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	čievŋŋal	čiekŋalat
Accusative	čiekŋala	čiekŋaliid
Genitive	čiekŋala	čiekŋaliid
Illative	čiekŋalii	čiekŋaliidda
Locative	čiekŋalis	čiekŋaliin
Comitative	čiekŋaliin	čiekŋaliiguin
Essive	čievŋŋalin

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