jorgalit
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *jorkëlētēk.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈjorːkalih(t)/
Verb
jorgalit
- to turn, to turn over
- to turn around, to turn back
- to translate
- 2025 March 18, 9:20 from the start, in Ođđasat[1], NRK TV:
- Oslo Universiteahtta áigu jorgalit vuođđolága sámegillii ja lea ohcan ruđa stuorradikkis.
- The University of Oslo wants to translate the consitution [of Norway] into Sámi and has applied for money from the Norwegian Parliament.
- to convert, to transform, to change
- to convert (religiously)
Inflection
| Odd, no gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | jorgalit | ||
| 1st sing. present | jorgalan | ||
| 1st sing. past | jorgalin jorgaledjen | ||
| infinitive | jorgalit | action noun | jorgaleapmi |
| present participle | jorgaleaddji | action inessive | jorgaleamen jorgaleame |
| past participle | jorgalan | action elative | jorgaleamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | jorgalēmiin |
| abessive | jorgalkeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | jorgalan | jorgalin jorgaledjen |
jorgalēhkon |
| 2nd singular | jorgalat | jorgalit jorgaledjet |
jorgal |
| 3rd singular | jorgala | jorgalii | jorgalēhkos jorgalus |
| 1st dual | jorgaletne | jorgaleimme | jorgaleadnu |
| 2nd dual | jorgaleahppi | jorgaleidde | jorgaleahkki |
| 3rd dual | jorgaleaba | jorgaleigga | jorgalēhkoska |
| 1st plural | jorgalit jorgalat |
jorgaleimmet | jorgalēhkot jorgaleatnot |
| 2nd plural | jorgalēhpet | jorgaleiddet | jorgalēhket |
| 3rd plural | jorgalit | jorgale jorgaledje |
jorgalēhkoset |
| connegative | jorgal | jorgalan | jorgal |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | jorgalivččen | — | jorgaleaččan |
| 2nd singular | jorgalivččet | — | jorgaleaččat |
| 3rd singular | jorgalivččii | — | jorgaleš jorgaleaš jorgaleažžá |
| 1st dual | jorgalivččiime | — | jorgaležže |
| 2nd dual | jorgalivččiide | — | jorgaleažžabeahtti |
| 3rd dual | jorgalivččiiga | — | jorgaleažžaba |
| 1st plural | jorgalivččiimet | — | jorgaleažžat |
| 2nd plural | jorgalivččiidet | — | jorgaleažžabehtet |
| 3rd plural | jorgalivčče | — | jorgaležžet |
| connegative | jorgalivčče | — | jorgaleš jorgaleaš jorgaleačča |
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland