riebij

Lule Sami

Etymology

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Noun

riebij

  1. red fox, Vulpes vulpes
    Majt riebij vállu?
    What does the fox say?

Inflection

Odd, hp-b gradation
Nominative riebij
Genitive riehpiha
Singular Plural
Nominative riebij riehpiha
Accusative riehpihav riehpihijt
Genitive riehpiha riehpihij
Illative riehpihij riehpihijda
Inessive riehpihin riehpihijn
Elative riehpihis riehpihijs
Comitative riehpihijn riehpihij
Abessive riehpihadagá
riehpihadagi 		riehpihijdagá
riehpihijdagi
Essive riebin
riehpihin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person riehpihim
riehpiham 		riehpihimme riehpihimme
2nd person riehpihit
riehpihat 		riehpihihtte riehpihihtte
3rd person riehpihis riehpihiska riehpihisá

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
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