Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *tuorkë.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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duorga

  1. twig

Inflection

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Even a-stem, rg-rgg gradation
Nominative duorga
Genitive duorgga
Singular Plural
Nominative duorga duorggat
Accusative duorgga duorggaid
Genitive duorgga duorggaid
Illative dūrgii duorggaide
Locative duorggas duorggain
Comitative duorggain duorggaiguin
Essive duorgan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person duorgan duorgame duorgamet
2nd person duorgat duorgade duorgadet
3rd person duorgas duorgaska duorgaset

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