Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian betong.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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betoŋga

  1. concrete

Inflection

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Even a-stem, ŋg-ŋgg gradation
Nominative betoŋga
Genitive betoŋgga
Singular Plural
Nominative betoŋga betoŋggat
Accusative betoŋgga betoŋggaid
Genitive betoŋgga betoŋggaid
Illative betoŋgii betoŋggaide
Locative betoŋggas betoŋggain
Comitative betoŋggain betoŋggaiguin
Essive betoŋgan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person betoŋgan betoŋgame betoŋgamet
2nd person betoŋgat betoŋgade betoŋgadet
3rd person betoŋgas betoŋgaska betoŋgaset

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