giella

See also: giellá

Lule Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kielë.

Noun

giella

1. language
2. speech, voice

Inflection

Even a-stem, ll-l gradation
Nominative	giella
Genitive	giela
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	giella	giela
Accusative	gielav	gielajt
Genitive	giela	gielaj
Illative	giellaj	gielajda
Inessive	gielan	gielajn
Elative	gielas	gielajs
Comitative	gielajn	gielaj
Abessive	gieladagá gieladagi	gielajdagá gielajdagi
Essive	giellan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person giellam giellama giellama 2nd person giellat giellada giellada 3rd person giellas giellaska giellasa

Further reading

• 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

Northern Sami

Alternative forms

• kiella

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kielë, from Proto-Uralic *käle.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkie̯lla/

Noun

giella

1. language

Inflection

Even a-stem, ll-l gradation
Nominative	giella
Genitive	giela
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	giella	gielat
Accusative	giela	gielaid
Genitive	giela	gielaid
Illative	gīllii	gielaide
Locative	gielas	gielain
Comitative	gielain	gielaiguin
Essive	giellan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person giellan giellame giellamet 2nd person giellat giellade gielladet 3rd person giellas giellaska giellaset

Derived terms

• gielaheapme
• anárašgiella
• eatnigiella
• giellaoahppa
• sámegiella

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kielë.

Noun

giella

1. language
2. speech, voice

Inflection

Even a-stem, ll-l gradation
Nominative	giella
Genitive	giela
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	giella	giela
Accusative	gielav	gielajt
Genitive	giela	gielaj
Illative	giellaj	gielajda
Inessive	gielan	gielajn
Elative	gielast gielas	gielajst gielajs
Comitative	gielajn	gielaj
Essive	giellan

Derived terms

• láddegiella
• sámegiella
• vuonagiella
• giellabällje
• giellaälládahttem

References

• Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press

Further reading

• giella in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland