koloniija

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Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Norwegian koloni.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkʰoloˌnijja/

Noun[edit]

koloniija

  1. colony

Inflection[edit]

Even a-stem, no gradation
Nominative koloniija
Genitive koloniija
Singular Plural
Nominative koloniija koloniijat
Accusative koloniija koloniijaid
Genitive koloniija koloniijaid
Illative koloniijii koloniijaide
Locative koloniijas koloniijain
Comitative koloniijain koloniijaiguin
Essive koloniijan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person koloniijan koloniijame koloniijamet
2nd person koloniijat koloniijade koloniijadet
3rd person koloniijas koloniijaska koloniijaset

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • 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