Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From girji +‎ čálˈli.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

girjẹčálˈli

  1. author, writer (person who writes books, possibly as profession)

Inflection edit

Even i-stem, lˈl-ll gradation
Nominative girjẹčálˈli
Genitive girjẹčálli
girjẹčállẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative girjẹčálˈli girjẹčállit
Accusative girjẹčálli girjẹčálliid
Genitive girjẹčálli
girjẹčállẹ
girjẹčálliid
Illative girjẹčálˈlái girjẹčálliide
Locative girjẹčállis girjẹčálliin
Comitative girjẹčálliin girjẹčálliiguin
Essive girjẹčálˈlin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person girjẹčálˈlán girjẹčálˈláme girjẹčálˈlámet
2nd person girjẹčálˈlát girjẹčálˈláde girjẹčálˈládet
3rd person girjẹčálˈlis girjẹčálˈliska girjẹčálˈliset

Further reading edit

  • 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