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.)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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sárggis

  1. streak, stripe, band

Inflection

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Contracted i-stem, rg-rgg gradation
Nominative sárggis
Genitive sárgá
Singular Plural
Nominative sárggis sárgát
Accusative sárgá sárgáid
Genitive sárgá sárgáid
Illative sárgái sárgáide
Locative sárgás sárgáin
Comitative sárgáin sárgáiguin
Essive sárggisin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person sárgán sárgáme sárgámet
2nd person sárgát sárgáde sárgádet
3rd person sárgás sárgáska sárgáset
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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