Inari Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *ńālë.

Noun edit

njaaḷâ

  1. arctic fox

Inflection edit

Even â-stem, -l gradation
Nominative njaaḷâ
Genitive njaalâ
Singular Plural
Nominative njaaḷâ njaalah
Accusative njaalâ njaalâid
Genitive njaalâ njalâi
njaalâi
Illative njaaḷân njaalaid
Locative njaalâst njaalâin
Comitative njaalain njalâiguin
Abessive njalâttáá njalâittáá
Essive njaallân
Partitive njaallâd
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

Further reading edit

  • njaalâ 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