dáffo

Pite Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaːfːo/, [ˈtaːfːo]

Noun

dáfˈfo

1. area, region

Inflection

Even o-stem, fˈf-ff gradation
Nominative	dáfˈfo
Genitive	dáffo
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dáfˈfo	dáffo
Accusative	dáffov	dáffojt
Genitive	dáffo	dáffoj
Illative	däfˈfuj	dáffojda
Inessive	dáffon	dáffojn
Elative	dáffost dáffos	dáffojst dáffojs
Comitative	däffujn	dáffoj
Essive	dáfˈfon

Further reading

• dáffo in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
• 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