Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From ballu +‎ -heapmẹ.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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baluheapmẹ (comparative baluhit, superlative baluheamos)

  1. fearless

Inflection

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Even e-stem, pm-m gradation
Attributive baluhis
Nominative baluheapme
Genitive baluheame
Attributive baluhis
Singular Plural
Nominative baluheapme baluheamet
Accusative baluheame baluheamiid
Genitive baluheame baluheamiid
Illative baluheapmii baluheamiide
Locative baluheames baluheamiin
Comitative baluheamiin baluheamiiguin
Essive baluheapmen

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
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