Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *ńālkēs.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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njálggis (comparative [please provide], superlative [please provide])

  1. tasty

Inflection

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Contracted i-stem, lg-lgg gradation
Attributive njálgga
Nominative njálggis
Genitive njálgá
Attributive njálgga
Singular Plural
Nominative njálggis njálgát
Accusative njálgá njálgáid
Genitive njálgá njálgáid
Illative njálgái njálgáide
Locative njálgás njálgáin
Comitative njálgáin njálgáiguin
Essive njálggisin

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