Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *piejëtēk.
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Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpiɟɟah(t)/

Verb

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bidjat

  1. to place, to set, to lay

Inflection

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Even a-stem, dj-j gradation
infinitive bidjat
1st sing. present bijan
1st sing. past bidjen
infinitive bidjat action noun bidjan
present participle biddji action inessive bidjamin
bidjame
past participle bidjan action elative bidjamis
agent participle action comitative bidjamiin
abessive bijakeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular bijan bidjen bidjon
2nd singular bijat bidjet bija
3rd singular bidjá bijai bidjos
1st dual bidje bijaime biddju
2nd dual bidjabeahtti bijaide biddji
3rd dual bidjaba bijaiga bidjoska
1st plural bidjat bijaimet bidjot
biddjut
2nd plural bidjabēhtet bijaidet bidjet
biddjit
3rd plural bidjet bidje bidjoset
connegative bija bidjan bija
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular bijašin
bijašedjen
bijalin
bijaledjen
bijažan
2nd singular bijašit
bijašedjet
bijalit
bijaledjet
bijažat
3rd singular bijašii bijalii bijaža
bijaš
1st dual bijašeimme bijaleimme bijažetne
2nd dual bijašeidde bijaleidde bijažeahppi
3rd dual bijašeigga bijaleigga bijažeaba
1st plural bijašeimmet bijaleimmet bijažit
bijažat
2nd plural bijašeiddet bijaleiddet bijažēhpet
3rd plural bijaše
bijašedje
bijale
bijaledje
bijažit
connegative bijaše bijale bijaš

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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