Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *jeaŋkē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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jeaggi

  1. marsh, swamp

Inflection

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Even i-stem, gg-kk gradation
Nominative jeaggi
Genitive jeakki
jeakkẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative jeaggi jeakkit
Accusative jeakki jēkkiid
Genitive jeakki
jeakkẹ
jēkkiid
Illative jeaggái jēkkiide
Locative jeakkis jēkkiin
Comitative jēkkiin jēkkiiguin
Essive jeaggin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person jeaggán jeaggáme jeaggámet
2nd person jeaggát jeaggáde jeaggádet
3rd person jeaggis jeaggiska jeaggiset

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