Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *pirēm.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpirriːn/

Noun

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birrin

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Inflection

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Odd, no gradation
Nominative birrin
Genitive birrima
Singular Plural
Nominative birrin birrimat
Accusative birrima birrimiid
Genitive birrima birrimiid
Illative birrimii birrimiidda
Locative birrimis birrimiin
Comitative birrimiin birrimiiguin
Essive birrimin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person birriman birrimeamẹ birrimeamẹt
2nd person birrimat birrimeattẹ birrimeattẹt
3rd person birrimis birrimeaskkạ birrimeasẹt

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