Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *pālkēs.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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bálggis

  1. path

Inflection

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Contracted i-stem, lg-lgg gradation
Nominative bálggis
Genitive bálgá
Singular Plural
Nominative bálggis bálgát
Accusative bálgá bálgáid
Genitive bálgá bálgáid
Illative bálgái bálgáide
Locative bálgás bálgáin
Comitative bálgáin bálgáiguin
Essive bálggisin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bálgán bálgáme bálgámet
2nd person bálgát bálgáde bálgádet
3rd person bálgás bálgáska bálgáset

Derived terms

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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