diftoŋga

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Northern Sami

Etymology

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Noun

diftoŋga

  1. (phonetics) diphthong

Inflection

Even a-stem, ŋg-ŋgg gradation
Nominative diftoŋga
Genitive diftoŋgga
Singular Plural
Nominative diftoŋga diftoŋggat
Accusative diftoŋgga diftoŋggaid
Genitive diftoŋgga diftoŋggaid
Illative diftoŋgii diftoŋggaide
Locative diftoŋggas diftoŋggain
Comitative diftoŋggain diftoŋggaiguin
Essive diftoŋgan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person diftoŋgan diftoŋgame diftoŋgamet
2nd person diftoŋgat diftoŋgade diftoŋgadet
3rd person diftoŋgas diftoŋgaska diftoŋgaset

Further reading

  • 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