Inari Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *sākë.

Noun

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saahâ

  1. speech
  2. message

Inflection

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Even â-stem, h-ṿ gradation
Nominative saahâ
Genitive saaṿâ
Singular Plural
Nominative saahâ saaṿah
Accusative saaṿâ saaṿâid
Genitive saaṿâ saṿâi
saaṿâi
Illative saahân savvaid
Locative saaṿâst saaṿâin
Comitative savvain saṿâiguin
Abessive saṿâttáá saṿâittáá
Essive saaḥân
Partitive saaḥâd
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

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