bálbma

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːlːpma/

Noun

bálbma

1. palm tree

Inflection

Even a-stem, lbm-lmm gradation
Nominative	bálbma
Genitive	bálmma
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bálbma	bálmmat
Accusative	bálmma	bálmmaid
Genitive	bálmma	bálmmaid
Illative	bálbmii	bálmmaide
Locative	bálmmas	bálmmain
Comitative	bálmmain	bálmmaiguin
Essive	bálbman
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person bálbman bálbmame bálbmamet 2nd person bálbmat bálbmade bálbmadet 3rd person bálbmas bálbmaska bálbmaset

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland