ньегай

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Etymology

From ньега (ńega, “chipmunk”) +‎ -й (-j).

Noun

ньегай (ńegaj)

  1. April (second month of the spring)

Declension

Declension of ньегай
singular plural
nominative ньегай (ńegaj) ньегайәйәʼ (ńegajəjəʔ) ньегайзаӈ (ńegajzaŋ)
genitive ньегайән (ńegajən) ньегайәйән (ńegajəjən) ньегайзан (ńegajzan)
accusative ньегайәм (ńegajəm) ньегайәйәм (ńegajəjəm) ньегайзаӈәм (ńegajzaŋəm)
allative ньегайдә (ńegajdə) ньегайәйәнә (ńegajəjənə) ньегайзаӈдә (ńegajzaŋdə)
locative ньегайгән (ńegajgən) ньегайәйәгән (ńegajəjəgən) ньегайзаӈгән (ńegajzaŋgən)
ablative ньегайгәʼ (ńegajgəʔ) ньегайәйәгәʼ (ńegajəjəgəʔ) ньегайзаӈгәʼ (ńegajzaŋgəʔ)
instrumental ньегайзьәʼ (ńegajźəʔ) ньегайәйәзьәʼ (ńegajəjəźəʔ) ньегайзаӈзьәʼ (ńegajzaŋźəʔ)
Possessive forms of ньегай
First Second Third
singular ньегайбә (ńegajbə) ньегайлә (ńegajlə) ньегайдә (ńegajdə)
dual ньегайбәй (ńegajbəj) ньегайләй (ńegajləj) ньегайдәй (ńegajdəj)
plural ньегайбаʼ (ńegajbaʔ) ньегайлаʼ (ńegajlaʔ) ньегайдаʼ (ńegajdaʔ)

References

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