báikenamma

Northern Sami

Etymology

From báiki (“place”) +‎ namma (“name”). Compare Finnish paikannimi.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpaˑjːkeˌnamma/

Noun

báikẹnamma

1. placename
   • 1904 October 15, “Sami værro doluš aige”, in Saǥai Muittalægje‎^[1], page 1:

     Dak ædnag samegiel baikenamak Finmarkost læk duođaštussan dam ala, atte ovta have læi samegiella ja sabmelaǯak famost dabe.

     [Dat eatnat sámegiel báikenamat Finnmárkkus leat duođaštussan dan ala ahte ovtta hávvi leai sámegiella ja sápmelaččat fámus dáppe.]

     The many Sámi placenames in Finnmark are documentation that the Sámi language and people were once in power here.

   • 2013, Sámediggedieđáhus sámegiela birra‎^[2], Sámediggi, page 10:

     Báikenammaláhka (1990) galgá sihkkarastit ahte sámi báikenamat vuhtii váldojuvvojit našuvnnalaš láhkamearrádusaid ja riikaidgaskasaš šiehtadusaid ja konvenšuvnnaid mielde.

     The placename law (1990) shall ensure that Sámi placenames are taken into consideration with national legislation and international agreements and conventions.

   • 2023 June 20, 12:39 from the start, in Ođđasat‎^[3], spoken by Joni Saijets:

     Dušše máttasámegillii gávdno iežas namahus oaivegávpoga báikenammii.

     Only in Southern Sámi does there exist a term for the placename of the capital.

Declension

Even a-stem, mm-m gradation
Nominative	báikẹnamma
Genitive	báikẹnama
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	báikẹnamma	báikẹnamat
Accusative	báikẹnama	báikẹnamaid
Genitive	báikẹnama	báikẹnamaid
Illative	báikẹnammii	báikẹnamaide
Locative	báikẹnamas	báikẹnamain
Comitative	báikẹnamain	báikẹnamaiguin
Essive	báikẹnamman
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person báikẹnamman báikẹnammame báikẹnammamet 2nd person báikẹnammat báikẹnammade báikẹnammadet 3rd person báikẹnammas báikẹnammaska báikẹnammaset