bealli

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *pealē.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpea̯lliː/

Noun

bealli

1. half
2. side

Inflection

Even i-stem, ll-l gradation
Nominative	bealli
Genitive	beali bealẹ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bealli	bealit
Accusative	beali	bēliid
Genitive	beali bealẹ	bēliid
Illative	beallái	bēliide
Locative	bealis	bēliin
Comitative	bēliin	bēliiguin
Essive	beallin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person beallán bealláme beallámet 2nd person beallát bealláde bealládet 3rd person beallis bealliska bealliset

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