Inari Sami

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Northern Sami njáhká.

Noun

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njäähi

  1. burbot

Inflection

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Even i-stem, h-ṿ gradation
Nominative njäähi
Genitive njääṿi
Singular Plural
Nominative njäähi njääṿih
Accusative njääṿi njaaṿijd
Genitive njääṿi njaṿij
njaaṿij
Illative njááhán njavvijd
Locative njääṿist njaaṿijn
Comitative njavvijn njaṿijguin
Abessive njäṿittáá njaṿijttáá
Essive njääḥin
Partitive njääḥid
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person
2nd person
3rd person

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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