bálvalit

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish palvella.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːlːvalih(t)/

Verb

bálvalit

1. to serve (one's country, master, a purpose; be of service)

   Hoteallabargit ledje gárvásat bálvalit olbmuid.

   The hotel staff were ready to serve the people.

2. to attend
3. to operate (a machine etc.)
4. to earn (money)

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
infinitive	bálvalit
1st sing. present	bálvalan
1st sing. past	bálvalin bálvaledjen
infinitive	bálvalit	action noun	bálvaleapmi
present participle	bálvaleaddji	action inessive	bálvaleamen bálvaleame
past participle	bálvalan	action elative	bálvaleamis
agent participle	—	action comitative	bálvalēmiin
		abessive	bálvalkeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	bálvalan	bálvalin bálvaledjen	bálvalēhkon
2nd singular	bálvalat	bálvalit bálvaledjet	bálval
3rd singular	bálvala	bálvalii	bálvalēhkos bálvalus
1st dual	bálvaletne	bálvaleimme	bálvaleadnu
2nd dual	bálvaleahppi	bálvaleidde	bálvaleahkki
3rd dual	bálvaleaba	bálvaleigga	bálvalēhkoska
1st plural	bálvalit bálvalat	bálvaleimmet	bálvalēhkot bálvaleatnot
2nd plural	bálvalēhpet	bálvaleiddet	bálvalēhket
3rd plural	bálvalit	bálvale bálvaledje	bálvalēhkoset
connegative	bálval	bálvalan	bálval
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	bálvalivččen	—	bálvaleaččan
2nd singular	bálvalivččet	—	bálvaleaččat
3rd singular	bálvalivččii	—	bálvaleš bálvaleaš bálvaleažžá
1st dual	bálvalivččiime	—	bálvaležže
2nd dual	bálvalivččiide	—	bálvaleažžabeahtti
3rd dual	bálvalivččiiga	—	bálvaleažžaba
1st plural	bálvalivččiimet	—	bálvaleažžat
2nd plural	bálvalivččiidet	—	bálvaleažžabehtet
3rd plural	bálvalivčče	—	bálvaležžet
connegative	bálvalivčče	—	bálvaleš bálvaleaš bálvaleačča