How to count in Southern Sámi (Åarjelsaemien gïele), a Western Sámi language spoken in parts of Norway and Sweden.
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Numeral | Cardinal numbers |
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1 | akte |
2 | göökte |
3 | golme |
4 | nieljie |
5 | vïjhte |
6 | govhte |
7 | tjïhtjie |
8 | gaektsie |
9 | uktsie |
10 | luhkie |
11 | luhkie akte |
12 | luhkie göökte |
13 | luhkie golme |
14 | luhkie nieljie |
15 | luhkie vïjhte |
16 | luhkie govhte |
17 | luhkie tjïhtjie |
18 | luhkie gaektsie |
19 | luhkie uktsie |
20 | göökte luhkie |
21 | göökte låk åkta |
22 | göökte låk göökte |
23 | göökte låk golme |
24 | göökte låk nieljie |
25 | göökte låk vïjhte |
26 | göökte låk govhte |
27 | göökte låk tjïhtjie |
28 | göökte låk gaektsie |
29 | göökte låk uktsie |
30 | golme luhkie |
40 | nieljie luhkie |
50 | vïjhte luhkie |
60 | govhte luhkie |
70 | tjïhtjie luhkie |
80 | gaektsie luhkie |
90 | uktsie luhkie |
100 | tjyödie |
200 | göökte tjyödie |
1000 | tovsene |
2000 | göökte tovsene |
Numbers in Sámi languages
http://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/numeral/Uralic.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Sami_language#Cardinal_numbers
http://www.purposegames.com/game/skolt-sami-numbers-quiz
http://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-northern-sami/en/sme/
http://saamruss.narod.ru/grammatika_saamskogo_jazyka_ver_1_0.pdf
http://www2.hu-berlin.de/psdp/EN/data.html
Information about Southern Sámi | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel
Inari Saami, Kildin Sámi, Lule Sámi, Northern Sámi, Pite Sámi, Skolt Sámi, Southern Sámi, Ter Sámi, Ume Sámi
Alphabetical index | Language family index
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