njealját

Northern Sami

Northern Sami ordinal numbers

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Cardinal : njeallje     Ordinal : njealját

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *nealjāntë.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

njealját (not comparable)

1. fourth

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Attributive	—
Nominative	njealját
Genitive	njealjáda
Attributive	—
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	njealját	njealjádat
Accusative	njealjáda	njealjádiid
Genitive	njealjáda	njealjádiid
Illative	njealjádii	njealjádiidda
Locative	njealjádis	njealjádiin
Comitative	njealjádiin	njealjádiiguin
Essive	njealjádin

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