Northern Sami

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡sie̯llah(t)/

Verb

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ciellat

  1. to bark
  2. to scold, to criticize

Inflection

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Even a-stem, ll-l gradation
infinitive ciellat
1st sing. present cielan
1st sing. past cīllen
infinitive ciellat action noun ciellan
present participle cielˈli action inessive ciellamin
ciellame
past participle ciellan action elative ciellamis
agent participle action comitative ciellamiin
abessive cielakeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular cielan cīllen cīllon
2nd singular cielat cīllet ciela
3rd singular ciellá cielai cīllos
1st dual cīlle cielaime cielˈlu
2nd dual ciellabeahtti cielaide cielˈli
3rd dual ciellaba cielaiga cīlloska
1st plural ciellat cielaimet cīllot
cielˈlut
2nd plural ciellabēhtet cielaidet cīllet
cielˈlit
3rd plural cīllet cīlle cīlloset
connegative ciela ciellan ciela
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular cielašin
cielašedjen
cielalin
cielaledjen
cielažan
2nd singular cielašit
cielašedjet
cielalit
cielaledjet
cielažat
3rd singular cielašii cielalii cielaža
cielaš
1st dual cielašeimme cielaleimme cielažetne
2nd dual cielašeidde cielaleidde cielažeahppi
3rd dual cielašeigga cielaleigga cielažeaba
1st plural cielašeimmet cielaleimmet cielažit
cielažat
2nd plural cielašeiddet cielaleiddet cielažēhpet
3rd plural cielaše
cielašedje
cielale
cielaledje
cielažit
connegative cielaše cielale cielaš

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