Lule Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *vieljë.

Noun

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viellja

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Inflection

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Even a-stem, llj-lj gradation
Nominative viellja
Genitive vielja
Singular Plural
Nominative viellja vielja
Accusative vieljav vieljajt
Genitive vielja vieljaj
Illative vielljaj vieljajda
Inessive vieljan vieljajn
Elative vieljas vieljajs
Comitative vieljajn vieljaj
Abessive vieljadagá
vieljadagi
vieljajdagá
vieljajdagi
Essive vielljan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person vielljam vielljama vielljama
2nd person vielljat vielljada vielljada
3rd person vielljas vielljaska vielljasa

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

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *vieljë.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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viellja

  1. brother

Inflection

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Even a-stem, llj-lj gradation
Nominative viellja
Genitive vielja
Singular Plural
Nominative viellja vieljat
Accusative vielja vieljaid
Genitive vielja vieljaid
Illative vīlljii vieljaide
Locative vieljas vieljain
Comitative vieljain vieljaiguin
Essive vielljan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person vielljan vielljame vielljamet
2nd person vielljat vielljade vielljadet
3rd person vielljas vielljaska vielljaset

Derived terms

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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[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland