Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From jápmit +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈjaːpmiːn/

Noun

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jápmin

  1. death

Inflection

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Odd, no gradation
Nominative jápmin
Genitive jápmima
Singular Plural
Nominative jápmin jápmimat
Accusative jápmima jápmimiid
Genitive jápmima jápmimiid
Illative jápmimii jápmimiidda
Locative jápmimis jápmimiin
Comitative jápmimiin jápmimiiguin
Essive jápmimin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person jápmiman jápmimeamẹ jápmimeamẹt
2nd person jápmimat jápmimeattẹ jápmimeattẹt
3rd person jápmimis jápmimeaskkạ jápmimeasẹt

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