Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Compound of njukča (swan) +‎ mánnu (month).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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njukčamánnu

  1. March

Inflection

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Even u-stem, nn-n gradation
Nominative njukčamánnu
Genitive njukčamánu
njukčamánọ
Singular Plural
Nominative njukčamánnu njukčamánut
Accusative njukčamánu njukčamánūid
Genitive njukčamánu
njukčamánọ
njukčamánūid
Illative njukčamánnui njukčamánūide
Locative njukčamánus njukčamánūin
Comitative njukčamánūin njukčamánūiguin
Essive njukčamánnun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person njukčamánnon njukčamánnome njukčamánnomet
2nd person njukčamánnot njukčamánnode njukčamánnodet
3rd person njukčamánnus njukčamánnuska njukčamánnuset

See also

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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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