bálvalit

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Finnish palvella.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpaːlːvalih(t)/

Verb

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bálvalit

  1. to serve (one's country, master, a purpose; be of service)
    Hoteallabargit ledje gárvásat bálvalit olbmuid.
    The hotel staff were ready to serve the people.
  2. to attend
  3. to operate (a machine etc.)
  4. to earn (money)

Inflection

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Odd, no gradation
infinitive bálvalit
1st sing. present bálvalan
1st sing. past bálvalin
bálvaledjen
infinitive bálvalit action noun bálvaleapmi
present participle bálvaleaddji action inessive bálvaleamen
bálvaleame
past participle bálvalan action elative bálvaleamis
agent participle action comitative bálvalēmiin
abessive bálvalkeahttá
present indicative past indicative imperative
1st singular bálvalan bálvalin
bálvaledjen
bálvalēhkon
2nd singular bálvalat bálvalit
bálvaledjet
bálval
3rd singular bálvala bálvalii bálvalēhkos
bálvalus
1st dual bálvaletne bálvaleimme bálvaleadnu
2nd dual bálvaleahppi bálvaleidde bálvaleahkki
3rd dual bálvaleaba bálvaleigga bálvalēhkoska
1st plural bálvalit
bálvalat
bálvaleimmet bálvalēhkot
bálvaleatnot
2nd plural bálvalēhpet bálvaleiddet bálvalēhket
3rd plural bálvalit bálvale
bálvaledje
bálvalēhkoset
connegative bálval bálvalan bálval
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st singular bálvalivččen bálvaleaččan
2nd singular bálvalivččet bálvaleaččat
3rd singular bálvalivččii bálvaleš
bálvaleaš
bálvaleažžá
1st dual bálvalivččiime bálvaležže
2nd dual bálvalivččiide bálvaleažžabeahtti
3rd dual bálvalivččiiga bálvaleažžaba
1st plural bálvalivččiimet bálvaleažžat
2nd plural bálvalivččiidet bálvaleažžabehtet
3rd plural bálvalivčče bálvaležžet
connegative bálvalivčče bálvaleš
bálvaleaš
bálvaleačča