njealját

Northern Sami

Northern Sami numbers (edit)
40
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    Cardinal: njeallje
    Nominal: njelješ
    Ordinal: njealját
    Adverbial: njelljii
    Collective: njealjis
    Fractional: njealjádas

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *nealjāntë.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

njealját (not comparable)

  1. fourth

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Attributive
Nominative njealját
Genitive njealjáda
Attributive
Singular Plural
Nominative njealját njealjádat
Accusative njealjáda njealjádiid
Genitive njealjáda njealjádiid
Illative njealjádii njealjádiidda
Locative njealjádis njealjádiin
Comitative njealjádiin njealjádiiguin
Essive njealjádin

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland