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): /ˈskajːpiː/

Noun

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skaipi

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Inflection

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Even i-stem, ip-ipp gradation
Nominative skaipi
Genitive skaippi
skaippẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative skaipi skaippit
Accusative skaippi skaippiid
Genitive skaippi
skaippẹ
skaippiid
Illative skaipái skaippiide
Locative skaippis skaippiin
Comitative skaippiin skaippiiguin
Essive skaipin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person skaipán skaipáme skaipámet
2nd person skaipát skaipáde skaipádet
3rd person skaipis skaipiska skaipiset

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