Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From giella +‎ -heapmẹ.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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gielaheapmẹ (not comparable)

  1. mute, unable to speak

Inflection

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Even e-stem, pm-m gradation
Attributive gielahis
Nominative gielaheapme
Genitive gielaheame
Attributive gielahis
Singular Plural
Nominative gielaheapme gielaheamet
Accusative gielaheame gielaheamiid
Genitive gielaheame gielaheamiid
Illative gielaheapmii gielaheamiide
Locative gielaheames gielaheamiin
Comitative gielaheamiin gielaheamiiguin
Essive gielaheapmen

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