Lule Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *oampē.

Noun

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oabbá

  1. sister

Inflection

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Even á-stem, bb-pp gradation
Nominative oabbá
Genitive oappá
Singular Plural
Nominative oabbá oappá
Accusative oappáv oappájt
Genitive oappá oappáj
Illative oabbáj oappájda
Inessive oappán oappájn
Elative oappás oappájs
Comitative oappájn oappáj
Abessive oappádagá
oappádagi
oappájdagá
oappájdagi
Essive oabbán
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person oabbám oabbáma oabbáma
2nd person oabbát oabbáda oabbáda
3rd person oabbás oabbáska oabbása

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

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *oampē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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oabbá

  1. sister

Inflection

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Even á-stem, bb-pp gradation
Nominative oabbá
Genitive oappá
Singular Plural
Nominative oabbá oappát
Accusative oappá oappáid
Genitive oappá oappáid
Illative oabbái oappáide
Locative oappás oappáin
Comitative oappáin oappáiguin
Essive oabbán
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person oabbán oabbáme oabbámet
2nd person oabbát oabbáde oabbádet
3rd person oabbás oabbáska oabbáset

Further reading

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  • 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