Lule Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *silpë.

Noun

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silbba

  1. silver

Inflection

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Even a-stem, lbb-lb gradation
Nominative silbba
Genitive silba
Singular Plural
Nominative silbba silba
Accusative silbav silbajt
Genitive silba silbaj
Illative silbbaj silbajda
Inessive silban silbajn
Elative silbas silbajs
Comitative silbajn silbaj
Abessive silbadagá
silbadagi
silbajdagá
silbajdagi
Essive silbban
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person silbbam silbbama silbbama
2nd person silbbat silbbada silbbada
3rd person silbbas silbbaska silbbasa

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