hägga

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Lule Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *(h)eaŋkë.

Noun[edit]

hägga

  1. life, being alive

Inflection[edit]

Even a-stem, gg-kk gradation
Nominative hägga
Genitive hekka
Singular Plural
Nominative hägga hekka
Accusative hekkav hekkajt
Genitive hekka hekkaj
Illative häggaj hekkajda
Inessive hekkan hekkajn
Elative hekkas hekkajs
Comitative hekkajn hekkaj
Abessive hekkadagá
hekkadagi
hekkajdagá
hekkajdagi
Essive häggan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person häggam häggama häggama
2nd person häggat häggada häggada
3rd person häggas häggaska häggasa

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

Pite Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Samic *(h)eaŋkë.

Noun[edit]

hägˈga

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Inflection[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

  • hägga in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (Pite Sami word list)
  • 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