Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From dadjat +‎ -ldat.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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dajaldat

  1. phrase, idiom, expression
  2. sentence

Inflection

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Even a-stem, hk-g gradation
Nominative dajaldat
Genitive dajaldaga
Singular Plural
Nominative dajaldat dajaldagat
Accusative dajaldaga dajaldagaid
Genitive dajaldaga dajaldagaid
Illative dajaldahkii dajaldagaide
Locative dajaldagas dajaldagain
Comitative dajaldagain dajaldagaiguin
Essive dajaldahkan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person dajaldahkan dajaldahkame dajaldahkamet
2nd person dajaldahkat dajaldahkade dajaldahkadet
3rd person dajaldahkas dajaldahkaska dajaldahkaset

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