Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *kuojë, from Proto-Uralic *kaje.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkuo̯ɟɟa/

Noun

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guodja

  1. sedge

Inflection

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Even a-stem, dj-j gradation
Nominative guodja
Genitive guoja
Singular Plural
Nominative guodja guojat
Accusative guoja guojaid
Genitive guoja guojaid
Illative gūdjii guojaide
Locative guojas guojain
Comitative guojain guojaiguin
Essive guodjan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person guodjan guodjame guodjamet
2nd person guodjat guodjade guodjadet
3rd person guodjas guodjaska guodjaset

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