reaŋga

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Swedish dräng.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈrea̯ŋːka/

Noun[edit]

reaŋga

  1. farmhand

Inflection[edit]

Even a-stem, ŋg-ŋgg gradation
Nominative reaŋga
Genitive reaŋgga
Singular Plural
Nominative reaŋga reaŋggat
Accusative reaŋgga reaŋggaid
Genitive reaŋgga reaŋggaid
Illative rēŋgii reaŋggaide
Locative reaŋggas reaŋggain
Comitative reaŋggain reaŋggaiguin
Essive reaŋgan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person reaŋgan reaŋgame reaŋgamet
2nd person reaŋgat reaŋgade reaŋgadet
3rd person reaŋgas reaŋgaska reaŋgaset

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