Southern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *pierkëjëtēk.

Verb

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beerkedh

  1. to save, to salvage

Inflection

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Even i-stem
infinitive beerkedh
1st sing. present beerkem
1st sing. past beerkim
infinitive beerkedh
past participle beerkeme
connegative beerkh
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular beerkem beerkim
2nd singular beerkh beerkih beerkh
3rd singular beerkie beerki
1st dual beerkien beerkimen
2nd dual beerkeden
beerkijidien
beerkiden beerkeden
beerkijidien
3rd dual beerkijægan beerkigan
1st plural beerkebe
beerkijibie
beerkimh
2nd plural beerkede
beerkijidie
beerkidh beerkede
beerkijidie
3rd plural beerkieh beerkin

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