Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Finnish kiulu.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkivːlo/

Noun

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givlo

  1. wooden bucket or pail with one handle

Inflection

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Even o-stem, vl-vll gradation
Nominative givlo
Genitive givllo
Singular Plural
Nominative givlo givllot
Accusative givllo givlluid
Genitive givllo givlluid
Illative givlui givlluide
Locative givllos givlluin
Comitative givlluin givlluiguin
Essive givlon
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person givlon givlome givlomet
2nd person givlot givlode givlodet
3rd person givlos givloska givloset

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