Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *koarjōtēk.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkoɑ̯rːjuːh(t)/

Verb

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goarjut

  1. to lie down curled up in a ring (of dog, fox)

Inflection

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Even u-stem, rj-rjj gradation
infinitive goarjut
1st sing. present goarjjun
1st sing. past gōrjon
infinitive goarjut action noun goarjun
present participle goarju action inessive goarjumin
goarjume
past participle gōrjon action elative goarjumis
agent participle action comitative goarjumiin
abessive goarjjọkeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular goarjjun gōrjon gōrjon
2nd singular goarjjut gōrjot goarjjọ
3rd singular goarju goarjjūi gōrjos
1st dual gōrjo goarjjūime goarju
2nd dual goarjubeahtti goarjjūide goarju
3rd dual goarjuba goarjjūiga gōrjoska
1st plural goarjut goarjjūimet gōrjot
goarjut
2nd plural goarjubēhtet goarjjūidet gōrjot
goarjut
3rd plural gōrjot gōrjo gōrjoset
connegative goarjjọ gōrjon goarjjọ
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular gōrjjošin
gōrjjošedjen
gōrjjolin
gōrjjoledjen
gōrjjožan
2nd singular gōrjjošit
gōrjjošedjet
gōrjjolit
gōrjjoledjet
gōrjjožat
3rd singular gōrjjošii gōrjjolii gōrjjoža
gōrjjoš
1st dual gōrjjošeimme gōrjjoleimme gōrjjožetne
2nd dual gōrjjošeidde gōrjjoleidde gōrjjožeahppi
3rd dual gōrjjošeigga gōrjjoleigga gōrjjožeaba
1st plural gōrjjošeimmet gōrjjoleimmet gōrjjožit
gōrjjožat
2nd plural gōrjjošeiddet gōrjjoleiddet gōrjjožēhpet
3rd plural gōrjjoše
gōrjjošedje
gōrjjole
gōrjjoledje
gōrjjožit
connegative gōrjjoše gōrjjole gōrjjoš

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