Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *vuojŋë, from Proto-Uralic *wajŋe.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

vuoigŋa

  1. breath
  2. ghost, spirit

Inflection edit

Even a-stem, igŋ-iŋŋ gradation
Nominative vuoigŋa
Genitive vuoiŋŋa
Singular Plural
Nominative vuoigŋa vuoiŋŋat
Accusative vuoiŋŋa vuoiŋŋaid
Genitive vuoiŋŋa vuoiŋŋaid
Illative vūigŋii vuoiŋŋaide
Locative vuoiŋŋas vuoiŋŋain
Comitative vuoiŋŋain vuoiŋŋaiguin
Essive vuoigŋan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person vuoigŋan vuoigŋame vuoigŋamet
2nd person vuoigŋat vuoigŋade vuoigŋadet
3rd person vuoigŋas vuoigŋaska vuoigŋaset

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • 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