leaika

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈlea̯jːka/

Noun

leaika

1. joke

Inflection

Even a-stem, ik-ikk gradation
Nominative	leaika
Genitive	leaikka
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	leaika	leaikkat
Accusative	leaikka	leaikkaid
Genitive	leaikka	leaikkaid
Illative	lēikii	leaikkaide
Locative	leaikkas	leaikkain
Comitative	leaikkain	leaikkaiguin
Essive	leaikan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person leaikan leaikame leaikamet 2nd person leaikat leaikade leaikadet 3rd person leaikas leaikaska leaikaset

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