jienastit

Northern Sami

Etymology

From jietna +‎ -stit.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈjie̯nastih(t)/

Verb

jienastit

1. to vote (e.g. in an election)
   • 1964, Edvard Bull, Nor'ga 1814: Vuođđolákka ja ál'bmutstiv'ra‎^[1], page 13:

     Ja de ferˈtii vel læn «Norga boargár» dat gutte bæsai jienastit, ja dat mávsii atte dušše ålmáiålˈbmut båtte fárrui.

     And then one still had to be a "Norwegian citizen" that was allowed to vote, and this meant that only men came along.

   • 2017 January 6, Ann-Karoline Eira, “Guovdageainnu Thon hotealla logi buoremusa searvvis”, in Ávvir‎^[2], page 9:

     Guovdageainnu Thon hotealla lea dán jagi jienastuvvon logi buoremusaid searvái hoteallain Norggas

     The Thon Hotel in Guovdageaidnu has been voted as one of the ten best hotels in Norway

   • 2023 February 25, Maiju Saijets, Yle Sápmi‎^[3]:

     Ná jienastat iežat jiellatšuoŋa

     This is how you vote for your favorite song

Conjugation

Odd, no gradation
infinitive	jienastit
1st sing. present	jienastan
1st sing. past	jienastin jienastedjen
infinitive	jienastit	action noun	jienasteapmi
present participle	jienasteaddji	action inessive	jienasteamen jienasteame
past participle	jienastan	action elative	jienasteamis
agent participle	—	action comitative	jienastēmiin
		abessive	jienaskeahttá
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	jienastan	jienastin jienastedjen	jienastēhkon
2nd singular	jienastat	jienastit jienastedjet	jienas
3rd singular	jienasta	jienastii	jienastēhkos jienastus
1st dual	jienastetne	jienasteimme	jienasteadnu
2nd dual	jienasteahppi	jienasteidde	jienasteahkki
3rd dual	jienasteaba	jienasteigga	jienastēhkoska
1st plural	jienastit jienastat	jienasteimmet	jienastēhkot jienasteatnot
2nd plural	jienastēhpet	jienasteiddet	jienastēhket
3rd plural	jienastit	jienaste jienastedje	jienastēhkoset
connegative	jienas	jienastan	jienas
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st singular	jienastivččen	—	jienasteaččan
2nd singular	jienastivččet	—	jienasteaččat
3rd singular	jienastivččii	—	jienasteš jienasteaš jienasteažžá
1st dual	jienastivččiime	—	jienastežže
2nd dual	jienastivččiide	—	jienasteažžabeahtti
3rd dual	jienastivččiiga	—	jienasteažžaba
1st plural	jienastivččiimet	—	jienasteažžat
2nd plural	jienastivččiidet	—	jienasteažžabehtet
3rd plural	jienastivčče	—	jienastežžet
connegative	jienastivčče	—	jienasteš jienasteaš jienasteačča

Related terms

• jienasteaddji (“voter”)
• jienasteapmi (“vote, ballot”)