Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *čokkë.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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čohkka

  1. top, tip (highest point, end point)

Inflection

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Even a-stem, hkk-hk gradation
Nominative čohkka
Genitive čohka
Singular Plural
Nominative čohkka čohkat
Accusative čohka čohkaid
Genitive čohka čohkaid
Illative čohkkii čohkaide
Locative čohkas čohkain
Comitative čohkain čohkaiguin
Essive čohkkan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čohkkan čohkkame čohkkamet
2nd person čohkkat čohkkade čohkkadet
3rd person čohkkas čohkkaska čohkkaset

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