Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *loańčē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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loažži

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Inflection

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Even i-stem, žž-čč gradation
Nominative loažži
Genitive loačči
loaččẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative loažži loaččit
Accusative loačči lōččiid
Genitive loačči
loaččẹ
lōččiid
Illative loažžái lōččiide
Locative loaččis lōččiin
Comitative lōččiin lōččiiguin
Essive loažžin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person loažžán loažžáme loažžámet
2nd person loažžát loažžáde loažžádet
3rd person loažžis loažžiska loažžiset

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