sálbma

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Latin psalmus, from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós).

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈsaːlːpma/

Noun

sálbma

1. (religion, music) psalm

Inflection

Even a-stem, lbm-lmm gradation
Nominative	sálbma
Genitive	sálmma
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sálbma	sálmmat
Accusative	sálmma	sálmmaid
Genitive	sálmma	sálmmaid
Illative	sálbmii	sálmmaide
Locative	sálmmas	sálmmain
Comitative	sálmmain	sálmmaiguin
Essive	sálbman
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person sálbman sálbmame sálbmamet 2nd person sálbmat sálbmade sálbmadet 3rd person sálbmas sálbmaska sálbmaset

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

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Latin psalmus, from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaːlpma/

Noun

sálbma

1. (religion, music) psalm

Inflection

Even a-stem, lbm-lm gradation
Nominative	sálbma
Genitive	sálma
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sálbma	sálma
Accusative	sálmav	sálmajt
Genitive	sálma	sálmaj
Illative	sálbmaj	sálmajda
Inessive	sálman	sálmajn
Elative	sálmast sálmas	sálmajst sálmajs
Comitative	sálmajn	sálmaj
Essive	sálbman

Further reading

• sálbma in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press