heŋgo

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈheŋːko/

Noun

heŋgo

1. cliff

Inflection

Even o-stem, ŋg-ŋgg gradation
Nominative	heŋgo
Genitive	heŋggo
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	heŋgo	heŋggot
Accusative	heŋggo	heŋgguid
Genitive	heŋggo	heŋgguid
Illative	heŋgui	heŋgguide
Locative	heŋggos	heŋgguin
Comitative	heŋgguin	heŋgguiguin
Essive	heŋgon
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person heŋgon heŋgome heŋgomet 2nd person heŋgot heŋgode heŋgodet 3rd person heŋgos heŋgoska heŋgoset

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