Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *oalōl.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈoɑ̯luːl/

Noun

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oalul

  1. (lower) jaw

Inflection

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Odd, ll-l gradation
Nominative oalul
Genitive ōllola
Singular Plural
Nominative oalul ōllolat
Accusative ōllola ōlloliid
Genitive ōllola ōlloliid
Illative ōllolii ōlloliidda
Locative ōllolis ōlloliin
Comitative ōlloliin ōlloliiguin
Essive oalulin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person ōllolan ōlloleamẹ ōlloleamẹt
2nd person ōllolat ōlloleattẹ ōlloleattẹt
3rd person ōllolis ōlloleaskkạ ōlloleasẹt

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