girjjáš

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Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From girji (book) +‎ (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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girjjáš

  1. diminutive of girji; booklet
    • 2008 November 6, Wenche Marie Hætta, NRK Sápmi[1]:
      Go geahččá girjjáža mas muitaluvvo geat leat čuojahan musihka, de fuomáša ahte Mari Boine lea noavke-čuojaheaddji.
      When you look at the booklet where it says who played the music, you might discover that Mari Boine is a vacuum player.
    • 1993, “Giella”, in Aage Solbakk, editor, Sápmelaččat[2], page 139:
      Girjjážis lei buohtalaga dárogiel ja sámegiel teaksta.
      In the booklet there was parallel text in Norwegian and Sámi.
    • 2017, Anne Gro Gaup, “Mun ja mu: Ođđa šuoŋat Máret Ristiinnás”, in Ávvir[3], page 16:
      Skearru lea ožžon buvttadandoarjaga Sámedikkis ja skearrus čuovvu mielde girjjáš mas eaŋgalasgillii čilge luđiid ja dajahusaid.
      The record has received production subsidies from the Sámi Parliament, and with the disc comes a booklet with the yoiks and lyrics in English.

Declension

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Odd, no gradation
Nominative girjjáš
Genitive girjjáža
Singular Plural
Nominative girjjáš girjjážat
Accusative girjjáža girjjážiid
Genitive girjjáža girjjážiid
Illative girjjážii girjjážiidda
Locative girjjážis girjjážiin
Comitative girjjážiin girjjážiiguin
Essive girjjážin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person girjjážan girjjážeamẹ girjjážeamẹt
2nd person girjjážat girjjážeattẹ girjjážeattẹt
3rd person girjjážis girjjážeaskkạ girjjážeasẹt