Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *pulkkē.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpulːkiː/

Noun

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bulki

  1. pulk (small sled)

Inflection

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Even i-stem, lk-lkk gradation
Nominative bulki
Genitive bulkki
bulkkẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative bulki bulkkit
Accusative bulkki bulkkiid
Genitive bulkki
bulkkẹ
bulkkiid
Illative bulkái bulkkiide
Locative bulkkis bulkkiin
Comitative bulkkiin bulkkiiguin
Essive bulkin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person bulkán bulkáme bulkámet
2nd person bulkát bulkáde bulkádet
3rd person bulkis bulkiska bulkiset

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