Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *čuolkōj.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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čuolggu

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  2. crowbar

Inflection

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Contracted u-stem, lg-lgg gradation
Nominative čuolggu
Genitive čūlgo
Singular Plural
Nominative čuolggu čūlgot
Accusative čūlgo čūlguid
Genitive čūlgo čūlguid
Illative čūlgui čūlguide
Locative čūlgos čūlguin
Comitative čūlguin čūlguiguin
Essive čuolggun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čūlgon čūlgome čūlgomet
2nd person čūlgot čūlgode čūlgodet
3rd person čūlgos čūlgoska čūlgoset

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