Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From lávlut +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈlaːvlla/

Noun

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lávlla

  1. song

Inflection

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Odd, vl-vll gradation
Nominative lávlla
Genitive lávlaga
Singular Plural
Nominative lávlla lávlagat
Accusative lávlaga lávlagiid
Genitive lávlaga lávlagiid
Illative lávlagii lávlagiidda
Locative lávlagis lávlagiin
Comitative lávlagiin lávlagiiguin
Essive lávllan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person lávlagan lávlageamẹ lávlageamẹt
2nd person lávlagat lávlageattẹ lávlageattẹt
3rd person lávlagis lávlageaskkạ lávlageasẹt

Derived terms

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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