johka

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *jokë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈjohka/

Noun

johka

1. river

Inflection

Even a-stem, hk-g gradation
Nominative	johka
Genitive	joga
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	johka	jogat
Accusative	joga	jogaid
Genitive	joga	jogaid
Illative	johkii	jogaide
Locative	jogas	jogain
Comitative	jogain	jogaiguin
Essive	johkan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person johkan johkame johkamet 2nd person johkat johkade johkadet 3rd person johkas johkaska johkaset

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