Northern Sami

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Related to oadjut, but which is from which?”

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈoɑ̯ɟɟuː/

Noun

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oadju

  1. insurance

Inflection

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Even u-stem, dj-j gradation
Nominative oadju
Genitive oaju
oajọ
Singular Plural
Nominative oadju oajut
Accusative oaju oajūid
Genitive oaju
oajọ
oajūid
Illative ōdjui oajūide
Locative oajus oajūin
Comitative oajūin oajūiguin
Essive oadjun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person ōdjon ōdjome ōdjomet
2nd person ōdjot ōdjode ōdjodet
3rd person oadjus oadjuska oadjuset

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