Appendix:Skolt Sami nominals
This appendix covers declension of Skolt Sami nominals, according to A Grammar of Skolt Saami by Timothy Feist.
Type I
[edit]Type I is grouped into 3 groups based on vowel joiners. Group A and group B endings are used after nouns with high vowel and low vowel in the last syllables, respectively, while group C endings are used after nouns ending with palatalized consonants, regardless of last vowels.
| Group | Illative singular | Locative, essive, and partitive singular |
|---|---|---|
| A | -e | -â- |
| B | -u | -a- |
| C | -a | -e- |
Example
[edit]Source: Giellatekno
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kååʹpp | |
| Genitive | kååʹv | |
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | kååʹpp | kååʹv |
| Accusative | kååʹv | kooʹvid |
| Genitive | kååʹv | kooʹvi |
| Illative | kåppa | kooʹvid |
| Locative | kååʹvest | kooʹvin |
| Comitative | kooʹvin | kooʹvivuiʹm |
| Abessive | kååʹvtää | kooʹvitää |
| Essive | kååʹppen | |
| Partitive | kååʹpped | |
- 1st singular possessive forms:
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kååppam | |
| Genitive | kååppan | |
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | kååppam | kååppan |
| Accusative | kååppan | kooʹvään |
| Genitive | kååppan | kooʹvään |
| Illative | kåppsan | kooʹvään |
| Locative | kåʹpstan | kooʹvinan |
| Comitative | kooʹvinan | kooʹväänvuiʹm |
| Abessive | kååppantää | kooʹvääntää |
| Essive | kåʹppnan | |
| Partitive | [Term?] | |
- 1st plural possessive forms:
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kååʹppem | |
| Genitive | kååʹppen | |
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | kååʹppem | kååʹppen |
| Accusative | kååʹppen | kooʹveen |
| Genitive | kååʹppen | kooʹveen |
| Illative | kåppseen | kooʹveen |
| Locative | kåʹpsteen | kooʹvineen |
| Comitative | kooʹvineen | kooʹveenvuiʹm |
| Abessive | kååʹppeentää | kooʹveentää |
| Essive | kåʹppneen | |
| Partitive | [Term?] | |
Type II
[edit]Type II is grouped into 2 groups based on vowel joiners. Group A and group B endings are used after nouns with high vowel and low vowel in the last syllables, respectively.
| Group | Oblique (incl. plurals) |
|---|---|
| A | -i- |
| B | -u- |
Example
[edit]| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | maadd | |
| Genitive | maddi | |
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | maadd | maddi |
| Accusative | maddi | maddjid |
| Genitive | maddi | maddji |
| Illative | maddja | maddjid |
| Locative | maddjest | maddjin |
| Comitative | maddjin | maddjivuiʹm |
| Abessive | madditää | maddjitää |
| Essive | maddjen | |
| Partitive | maddjed | |