Lule Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *čoalē.

Noun

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tjoalle

  1. intestine
  2. strand in a rope
  3. deepest part of a stream or lake

Inflection

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Even e-stem, ll-l gradation
Nominative tjoalle
Genitive tjoale
Singular Plural
Nominative tjoalle tjoale
Accusative tjoalev tjå̄lijt
Genitive tjoale tjå̄lij
Illative tjoalláj tjå̄lijda
Inessive tjoalen tjå̄lijn
Elative tjoales tjå̄lijs
Comitative tjå̄lijn tjå̄lij
Abessive tjoaledagá
tjoaledagi
tjå̄lijdagá
tjå̄lijdagi
Essive tjoallen
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person tjoallám tjoalláma tjoalláma
2nd person tjoallát tjoalláda tjoalláda
3rd person tjoalles tjoalleska tjoallesa

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