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čuoivvat

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃuo̯jvvah(t)/

Noun

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čuoivvat

  1. yellow-grey reindeer

Inflection

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Odd, no gradation
Nominative čuoivvat
Genitive čuoivvaga
Singular Plural
Nominative čuoivvat čuoivvagat
Accusative čuoivvaga čuoivvagiid
Genitive čuoivvaga čuoivvagiid
Illative čuoivvagii čuoivvagiidda
Locative čuoivvagis čuoivvagiin
Comitative čuoivvagiin čuoivvagiiguin
Essive čuoivvagin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čuoivvagan čuoivvageamẹ čuoivvageamẹt
2nd person čuoivvagat čuoivvageattẹ čuoivvageattẹt
3rd person čuoivvagis čuoivvageaskkạ čuoivvageasẹt

Further reading

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  • 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