Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From doallat +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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doallu

  1. keep, upkeep (of a house)

Declension

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Even u-stem, ll-l gradation
Nominative doallu
Genitive doalu
doalọ
Singular Plural
Nominative doallu doalut
Accusative doalu doalūid
Genitive doalu
doalọ
doalūid
Illative dōllui doalūide
Locative doalus doalūin
Comitative doalūin doalūiguin
Essive doallun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person dōllon dōllome dōllomet
2nd person dōllot dōllode dōllodet
3rd person doallus doalluska doalluset

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