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

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