Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From oahpahit +‎ -eaddji.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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oahpaheaddji

  1. teacher

Inflection

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Even i-stem, no gradation
Nominative oahpaheaddji
Genitive oahpaheaddji
oahpaheaddjẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative oahpaheaddji oahpaheaddjit
Accusative oahpaheaddji oahpahēddjiid
Genitive oahpaheaddji
oahpaheaddjẹ
oahpahēddjiid
Illative oahpaheaddjái oahpahēddjiide
Locative oahpaheaddjis oahpahēddjiin
Comitative oahpahēddjiin oahpahēddjiiguin
Essive oahpaheaddjin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person oahpaheaddján oahpaheaddjáme oahpaheaddjámet
2nd person oahpaheaddját oahpaheaddjáde oahpaheaddjádet
3rd person oahpaheaddjis oahpaheaddjiska oahpaheaddjiset

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