Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian brakke.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpraːhːka/

Noun

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bráhkka

  1. barracks

Inflection

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Even a-stem, hkk-hk gradation
Nominative bráhkka
Genitive bráhka
Singular Plural
Nominative bráhkka bráhkat
Accusative bráhka bráhkaid
Genitive bráhka bráhkaid
Illative bráhkkii bráhkaide
Locative bráhkas bráhkain
Comitative bráhkain bráhkaiguin
Essive bráhkkan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bráhkkan bráhkkame bráhkkamet
2nd person bráhkkat bráhkkade bráhkkadet
3rd person bráhkkas bráhkkaska bráhkkaset

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