Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From čujuhit +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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čujuhus

  1. pointing, showing
  2. address

Inflection

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Even a-stem, ss-s gradation
Nominative čujuhus
Genitive čujuhusa
Singular Plural
Nominative čujuhus čujuhusat
Accusative čujuhusa čujuhusaid
Genitive čujuhusa čujuhusaid
Illative čujuhussii čujuhusaide
Locative čujuhusas čujuhusain
Comitative čujuhusain čujuhusaiguin
Essive čujuhussan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čujuhussan čujuhussame čujuhussamet
2nd person čujuhussat čujuhussade čujuhussadet
3rd person čujuhussas čujuhussaska čujuhussaset

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