garjá

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkarːjaː/

Noun[edit]

garjá

  1. crow (animal)

Inflection[edit]

Even á-stem, rj-rjj gradation
Nominative garjá
Genitive garjjá
Singular Plural
Nominative garjá garjját
Accusative garjjá garjjáid
Genitive garjjá garjjáid
Illative garjái garjjáide
Locative garjjás garjjáin
Comitative garjjáin garjjáiguin
Essive garján
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person garján garjáme garjámet
2nd person garját garjáde garjádet
3rd person garjás garjáska garjáset

Further reading[edit]

  • 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