njammat
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *ńëmëtēk.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈɲammah(t)/
Verb
njammat
- to suck
Inflection
| Even a-stem, mm-m gradation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | njammat | ||
| 1st sing. present | njaman | ||
| 1st sing. past | njammen | ||
| infinitive | njammat | action noun | njamman |
| present participle | njamˈmi | action inessive | njammamin njammame |
| past participle | njamman | action elative | njammamis |
| agent participle | — | action comitative | njammamiin |
| abessive | njamakeahttá | ||
| present indicative | past indicative | imperative | |
| 1st singular | njaman | njammen | njammon |
| 2nd singular | njamat | njammet | njama |
| 3rd singular | njammá | njamai | njammos |
| 1st dual | njamme | njamaime | njamˈmu |
| 2nd dual | njammabeahtti | njamaide | njamˈmi |
| 3rd dual | njammaba | njamaiga | njammoska |
| 1st plural | njammat | njamaimet | njammot njamˈmut |
| 2nd plural | njammabēhtet | njamaidet | njammet njamˈmit |
| 3rd plural | njammet | njamme | njammoset |
| connegative | njama | njamman | njama |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | |
| 1st singular | njamašin njamašedjen |
njamalin njamaledjen |
njamažan |
| 2nd singular | njamašit njamašedjet |
njamalit njamaledjet |
njamažat |
| 3rd singular | njamašii | njamalii | njamaža njamaš |
| 1st dual | njamašeimme | njamaleimme | njamažetne |
| 2nd dual | njamašeidde | njamaleidde | njamažeahppi |
| 3rd dual | njamašeigga | njamaleigga | njamažeaba |
| 1st plural | njamašeimmet | njamaleimmet | njamažit njamažat |
| 2nd plural | njamašeiddet | njamaleiddet | njamažēhpet |
| 3rd plural | njamaše njamašedje |
njamale njamaledje |
njamažit |
| connegative | njamaše | njamale | njamaš |
Derived terms
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland