Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *kākkō.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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gáhkku

  1. cake

Inflection

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Even u-stem, hkk-hk gradation
Nominative gáhkku
Genitive gáhku
gáhkọ
Singular Plural
Nominative gáhkku gáhkut
Accusative gáhku gáhkūid
Genitive gáhku
gáhkọ
gáhkūid
Illative gáhkkui gáhkūide
Locative gáhkus gáhkūin
Comitative gáhkūin gáhkūiguin
Essive gáhkkun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person gáhkkon gáhkkome gáhkkomet
2nd person gáhkkot gáhkkode gáhkkodet
3rd person gáhkkus gáhkkuska gáhkkuset

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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