bámbu

See also: bambu, bambú, and bambù

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːmːpuː/

Noun

bámbu

1. bamboo

Inflection

Even u-stem, mb-mbb gradation
Nominative	bámbu
Genitive	bámbbu bámbbọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bámbu	bámbbut
Accusative	bámbbu	bámbbūid
Genitive	bámbbu bámbbọ	bámbbūid
Illative	bámbui	bámbbūide
Locative	bámbbus	bámbbūin
Comitative	bámbbūin	bámbbūiguin
Essive	bámbun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person bámbon bámbome bámbomet 2nd person bámbot bámbode bámbodet 3rd person bámbus bámbuska bámbuset

Further reading

• 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