dáffo

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Pite Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

dáfˈfo

  1. area, region

Inflection

Even o-stem, fˈf-ff gradation
Nominative dáfˈfo
Genitive dáffo
Singular Plural
Nominative dáfˈfo dáffo
Accusative dáffov dáffojt
Genitive dáffo dáffoj
Illative däfˈfuj dáffojda
Inessive dáffon dáffojn
Elative dáffost
dáffos
dáffojst
dáffojs
Comitative däffujn dáffoj
Essive dáfˈfon

Further reading

  • dáffo in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (Pite Sami word list)
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

References

  1. ^ Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press, page 40