báŋku

See also: banku and bangku

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːŋːkuː/

Noun

báŋku

1. bank (financial institution)

Inflection

Even u-stem, ŋk-ŋkk gradation
Nominative	báŋku
Genitive	báŋkku báŋkkọ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	báŋku	báŋkkut
Accusative	báŋkku	báŋkkūid
Genitive	báŋkku báŋkkọ	báŋkkūid
Illative	báŋkui	báŋkkūide
Locative	báŋkkus	báŋkkūin
Comitative	báŋkkūin	báŋkkūiguin
Essive	báŋkun
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person báŋkon báŋkome báŋkomet 2nd person báŋkot báŋkode báŋkodet 3rd person báŋkus báŋkuska báŋkuset

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