Northern Sami

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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juoiggus

  1. yoik (act of yoiking)

Inflection

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Odd, ig-igg gradation
Nominative juoiggus
Genitive jūigosa
Singular Plural
Nominative juoiggus jūigosat
Accusative jūigosa jūigosiid
Genitive jūigosa jūigosiid
Illative jūigosii jūigosiidda
Locative jūigosis jūigosiin
Comitative jūigosiin jūigosiiguin
Essive juoiggusin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person jūigosan jūigoseamẹ jūigoseamẹt
2nd person jūigosat jūigoseattẹ jūigoseattẹt
3rd person jūigosis jūigoseaskkạ jūigoseasẹt
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See also

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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