Inari Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *ńukčë, from Proto-Uralic *jokće.

Noun

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njuhčâ

  1. swan

Inflection

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Even â-stem, hˈč- gradation
Nominative njuhčâ
Genitive njuuvčâ
Singular Plural
Nominative njuhčâ njuuvčah
Accusative njuuvčâ njuuvčâid
Genitive njuuvčâ njuvčâi
njuuvčâi
Illative njuuhčân njuvččáid
Locative njuuvčâst njuuvčâin
Comitative njuvččáin njuvčâiguin
Abessive njuvčâttáá njuvčâittáá
Essive njuhčân
Partitive njuhčâd
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

Further reading

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  • njuhčâ 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