báŋka

See also: Appendix:Variations of "banka"

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːŋːka/

Noun

báŋka

1. bank, slope
2. embankment
3. terrace

Inflection

Even a-stem, ŋk-ŋkk gradation
Nominative	báŋka
Genitive	báŋkka
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	báŋka	báŋkkat
Accusative	báŋkka	báŋkkaid
Genitive	báŋkka	báŋkkaid
Illative	báŋkii	báŋkkaide
Locative	báŋkkas	báŋkkain
Comitative	báŋkkain	báŋkkaiguin
Essive	báŋkan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person báŋkan báŋkame báŋkamet 2nd person báŋkat báŋkade báŋkadet 3rd person báŋkas báŋkaska báŋkaset

Further reading

• 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