Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *lojē.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈloɟɟiː/

Adjective

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lodji (comparative lojit, superlative lojimus)

  1. calm, tame

Inflection

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Even i-stem, dj-j gradation
Attributive lojẹs
lojis
Nominative lodji
Genitive loji
Attributive lojẹs
lojis
Singular Plural
Nominative lodji lojit
Accusative loji lojiid
Genitive loji lojiid
Illative lodjái lojiide
Locative lojis lojiin
Comitative lojiin lojiiguin
Essive lodjin

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