Inari Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *mielkkē.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mielˈkki

  1. milk

Inflection

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Even i-stem, lˈkk-lh gradation
Nominative mielˈkki
Genitive mielhi
Singular Plural
Nominative mielˈkki mielhih
Accusative mielhi mielhijd
Genitive mielhi mieˈlhij
mielhij
Illative miälkán mielˈhijd
Locative mielhist mielhijn
Comitative mielˈhijn mieˈlhijguin
Abessive mieˈlhittáá mieˈlhijttáá
Essive mielˈkkin
Partitive mielˈkkid
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

Further reading

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  • mielkki in Marja-Liisa Olthuis, Taarna Valtonen, Miina Seurujärvi and Trond Trosterud (2015–2022) Nettidigisäänih Anarâškiela-suomakielâ-anarâškielâ sänikirje[1], Tromsø: UiT
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland