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Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈea̯lːliː/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Samic *ealējē. Equivalent to eallit + -i.
Noun
ealˈli
- animal
Guovža lea issoras ealli.- A bear is a terrible animal.
Inflection
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
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
ealˈli
- second-person dual imperative of eallit
Participle
ealˈli
- present participle of eallit