Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *čoapčēs.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoɑ̯vtt͡ʃiːs/

Noun

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čoavččis

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Inflection

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Contracted i-stem, -včč gradation
Nominative čoavččis
Genitive čoakčá
Singular Plural
Nominative čoavččis čoakčát
Accusative čoakčá čoakčáid
Genitive čoakčá čoakčáid
Illative čoakčái čoakčáide
Locative čoakčás čoakčáin
Comitative čoakčáin čoakčáiguin
Essive čoavččisin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čoakčán čoakčáme čoakčámet
2nd person čoakčát čoakčáde čoakčádet
3rd person čoakčás čoakčáska čoakčáset

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