njealjis
Northern Sami
| 40 | ||
| ← 3 | 4 | 5 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: njeallje Nominal: njelješ Ordinal: njealját Adverbial: njelljii Collective: njealjis Fractional: njealjádas | ||
Etymology
Noun
njealjis
- A tetrad, foursome; a group of four people.
- Buot njealjis vulge latnjii nohkkat.[1]
- All four went into the room to sleep.
- 1895, “Boares Testamenta historialas̓ girjek”, in Lars Jakobsen Hætta, transl., Bibal daihe Basse c̓ala, mi sistes doalla boares ja ođđa testamenta kanonalas̓ girjid, Christiania: Grøndahl & Søn, via National Library of Norway, Maƞeb Samuel Girje 21:22, page 166:
- Dat njæljes legje rieǥadam Rafai Gatest, ja si gac̓c̓e David gieđa oudast ja su balvvalegji gieđa oudast.
- [Dát njealjis ledje riegadan Rafai Gatis, ja sii gahčče Davida gieđa ovddas ja su balvaleaddji gieđa ovddas.]
- These four were born into Rafa of Gat, and they fell before David's hand and before his servants' hands.
- 1991, Johanne Gaup, Káren Elle Gaup, Doaibmaevttohusat sámi giellalága čađaheami oktavuođas, Sámi Instituhtta, via National Library of Norway, page 18:
- Ovtta diehtoaddis leamašan sámegiella fágan joatkkaskuvllas, ovttas lea jahkebeal sámegieloahppu ja njealljásis lea sámegiel vuođđofága.
- One informant has Sámi as a subject in high school, one has a half-year unit of Sámi and four have a minor in Sámi.
- 2020 April 15, Astrid Helander, quoting Bjørn Tormod Syversen, “OKTA RIEHPONÁVŽŽI skohterlihkohisvuođas sáddejuvvo Romssii”, in Ávvir, volume 13, number 70, via National Library of Norway, page 5:
- Go politiija joavddai lihkohisvuođa báikái, de lei juo Sea King helikopter dolvon dan njealljása Hámmárfestii.
- When the police reached the scene of the accident, a Sea King helicopter had already transported the four to Hammerfest.
Inflection
| Odd, llj-lj gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | njealjis | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | njealljása | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | njealjis | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | njealljása | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | njealljása | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illative | njealljásii | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | njealljásis | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comitative | njealljásiin | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essive | njealjisin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Further reading
- Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland