jïjja

Ume Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ijë.

Noun

jïjˈja

1. night

Inflection

Even a-stem, no gradation
Nominative	jïjˈja
Genitive	jïjˈjan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	jïjˈja	jïjˈjah
Accusative	jïjˈjuv jïjˈjub	jïjˈjijde
Genitive	jïjˈjan	jïjˈjij
Illative	jïjˈjije	jïjˈjijde
Inessive	jïjˈjasne	jïjˈjijne
Elative	jïjˈjaste	jïjˈjijste
Comitative	jïjˈjijne	jïjˈjijgüjme
Abessive	jïjˈjat
Essive	jïjˈjane

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