наʼм

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Kamassian

Etymology

From Proto-Samoyedic *ńäp. Cognate with Southern Selkup няб (njab) (Narym).

Noun

наʼм (naʔm)

  1. duck

Declension

Declension of наʼм
singular plural
nominative наʼм (naʔm) набәйәʼ (nabəjəʔ) набзаӈ (nabzaŋ)
genitive набән (nabən) набәйән (nabəjən) набзан (nabzan)
accusative набәм (nabəm) набәйәм (nabəjəm) набзаӈәм (nabzaŋəm)
allative набдә (nabdə) набәйәнә (nabəjənə) набзаӈдә (nabzaŋdə)
locative набгән (nabgən) набәйәгән (nabəjəgən) набзаӈгән (nabzaŋgən)
ablative набгәʼ (nabgəʔ) набәйәгәʼ (nabəjəgəʔ) набзаӈгәʼ (nabzaŋgəʔ)
instrumental набзьәʼ (nabźəʔ) набәйәзьәʼ (nabəjəźəʔ) набзаӈзьәʼ (nabzaŋźəʔ)
Possessive forms of наʼм
First Second Third
singular наʼмә (naʔmə) наʼмлә (naʔmlə) наʼмтә (naʔmtə)
dual наʼмәй (naʔməj) наʼмләй (naʔmləj) наʼмтәй (naʔmtəj)
plural наʼмаʼ (naʔmaʔ) наʼмлаʼ (naʔmlaʔ) наʼмтаʼ (naʔmtaʔ)

References

  • Donner, Kai R. (1944) “nāʼm̥”, in Kamassisches Wörterbuch nebst Sprachproben und Hauptzügen der Grammatik, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura