leaŋga

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈlea̯ŋːka/

Noun

leaŋga

1. shoulder harness for a reindeer

Inflection

Even a-stem, ŋg-ŋgg gradation
Nominative	leaŋga
Genitive	leaŋgga
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	leaŋga	leaŋggat
Accusative	leaŋgga	leaŋggaid
Genitive	leaŋgga	leaŋggaid
Illative	lēŋgii	leaŋggaide
Locative	leaŋggas	leaŋggain
Comitative	leaŋggain	leaŋggaiguin
Essive	leaŋgan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person leaŋgan leaŋgame leaŋgamet 2nd person leaŋgat leaŋgade leaŋgadet 3rd person leaŋgas leaŋgaska leaŋgaset

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