čolga

Northern Sami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śülke. Cognates include Kildin Sami чо̄ллк (čōllk), Finnish sylki and Erzya сельге (śeľge).

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃolːka/

Noun

čolga

1. spit, saliva

Inflection

Even a-stem, lg-lgg gradation
Nominative	čolga
Genitive	čolgga
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	čolga	čolggat
Accusative	čolgga	čolggaid
Genitive	čolgga	čolggaid
Illative	čolgii	čolggaide
Locative	čolggas	čolggain
Comitative	čolggain	čolggaiguin
Essive	čolgan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person čolgan čolgame čolgamet 2nd person čolgat čolgade čolgadet 3rd person čolgas čolgaska čolgaset

Related terms

• čolgat

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