johka

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *jokë.

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈjohka/

Noun

johka

  1. river

Inflection
Even a-stem, hk-g gradation
Nominative johka
Genitive joga
Singular Plural
Nominative johka jogat
Accusative joga jogaid
Genitive joga jogaid
Illative johkii jogaide
Locative jogas jogain
Comitative jogain jogaiguin
Essive johkan
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person johkan johkame johkamet
2nd person johkat johkade johkadet
3rd person johkas johkaska johkaset

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