girjjáš

Northern Sami

Etymology

From girji (“book”) +‎ -š (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkirjjaːʃ/

Noun

girjjáš

1. Diminutive of girji; booklet
   • 2008 November 6, Wenche Marie Hætta, NRK Sápmi‎^[1]:

     Go geahččá girjjáža mas muitaluvvo geat leat čuojahan musihka, de fuomáša ahte Mari Boine lea noavke-čuojaheaddji.

     When you look at the booklet where it says who played the music, you might discover that Mari Boine is a vacuum player.

   • 1993, “Giella”, in Aage Solbakk, editor, Sápmelaččat‎^[2], page 139:

     Girjjážis lei buohtalaga dárogiel ja sámegiel teaksta.

     In the booklet there was parallel text in Norwegian and Sámi.

   • 2017, Anne Gro Gaup, “Mun ja mu: Ođđa šuoŋat Máret Ristiinnás”, in Ávvir‎^[3], page 16:

     Skearru lea ožžon buvttadandoarjaga Sámedikkis ja skearrus čuovvu mielde girjjáš mas eaŋgalasgillii čilge luđiid ja dajahusaid.

     The record has received production subsidies from the Sámi Parliament, and with the disc comes a booklet with the yoiks and lyrics in English.

Declension

Odd, no gradation
Nominative	girjjáš
Genitive	girjjáža
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	girjjáš	girjjážat
Accusative	girjjáža	girjjážiid
Genitive	girjjáža	girjjážiid
Illative	girjjážii	girjjážiidda
Locative	girjjážis	girjjážiin
Comitative	girjjážiin	girjjážiiguin
Essive	girjjážin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person girjjážan girjjážeamẹ girjjážeamẹt 2nd person girjjážat girjjážeattẹ girjjážeattẹt 3rd person girjjážis girjjážeaskkạ girjjážeasẹt