čála

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "cala"

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čālëk. Equivalent to čállit +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaːla/

Noun

čála

  1. writing, text

Inflection

Odd, ll-l gradation
Nominative čála
Genitive čállaga
Singular Plural
Nominative čála čállagat
Accusative čállaga čállagiid
Genitive čállaga čállagiid
Illative čállagii čállagiidda
Locative čállagis čállagiin
Comitative čállagiin čállagiiguin
Essive čálan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čállagan čállageamẹ čállageamẹt
2nd person čállagat čállageattẹ čállageattẹt
3rd person čállagis čállageaskkạ čállageasẹt

Derived terms

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
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