bavhli

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpavːl̥iː/

Noun

bavhli

1. bump, lump

Inflection

Even i-stem, vhl-vhll gradation
Nominative	bavhli
Genitive	bavhlli bavhllẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bavhli	bavhllit
Accusative	bavhlli	bavhlliid
Genitive	bavhlli bavhllẹ	bavhlliid
Illative	bavhlái	bavhlliide
Locative	bavhllis	bavhlliin
Comitative	bavhlliin	bavhlliiguin
Essive	bavhlin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person bavhlán bavhláme bavhlámet 2nd person bavhlát bavhláde bavhládet 3rd person bavhlis bavhliska bavhliset

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