girjjálaš

Northern Sami

Etymology

From girji +‎ -laš.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkirjjaːlaʃ/

Adjective

girjjálaš (not comparable)

1. literate (able to read/write)
2. literary
3. fond of reading

Inflection

Even a-stem, žž-čč gradation
Attributive	girjjálaš
Nominative	girjjálaš
Genitive	girjjálačča
Attributive	girjjálaš
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	girjjálaš	girjjálaččat
Accusative	girjjálačča	girjjálaččaid
Genitive	girjjálačča	girjjálaččaid
Illative	girjjálažžii	girjjálaččaide
Locative	girjjálaččas	girjjálaččain
Comitative	girjjálaččain	girjjálaččaiguin
Essive	girjjálažžan

Derived terms

• girjjálašvuohta

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