Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From davvi (north) +‎ oarji (west).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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davvẹoarji

  1. northwest
    Synonyms: davvẹviesttar, oarjẹdavvi

Inflection

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Even i-stem, rj-rjj gradation
Nominative davvẹoarji
Genitive davvẹoarjji
davvẹoarjjẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative davvẹoarji davvẹoarjjit
Accusative davvẹoarjji davvẹōrjjiid
Genitive davvẹoarjji
davvẹoarjjẹ
davvẹōrjjiid
Illative davvẹoarjái davvẹōrjjiide
Locative davvẹoarjjis davvẹōrjjiin
Comitative davvẹōrjjiin davvẹōrjjiiguin
Essive davvẹoarjin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person davvẹoarján davvẹoarjáme davvẹoarjámet
2nd person davvẹoarját davvẹoarjáde davvẹoarjádet
3rd person davvẹoarjis davvẹoarjiska davvẹoarjiset

See also

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  • (compass points)
davveoarji
davveviesttar
oarjedavvi
davvi davvenuorta
nuortadavvi
oarji
viesttar
  nuorta
máttaoarji
máttaviesttar
oarjelulli
lulli
máddi
máttanuorta
nuortalulli