girječálli

Northern Sami

Etymology

From girji +‎ čálˈli.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

girjẹčálˈli

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

Inflection

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

• 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