i watched a documentary about Inaari Sami.
It was spoken only 352 people and the documentary was about keeping a language alive.
in kindergartens,children learn songs.

Type 1 | Type 2 | Type 3 | |
Vowel in 2nd syllable → | i, e | á (a), o, u | â, i* (ij), u* |
Vowel in 1st syllable ↘ | |||
I | i | i | i |
II | u | u | u |
III | o | o | u |
IV | ä | á | a |
V | e | iä | e |
VI | ie | iä | ie |
VII | a | a | o |
VIII | uá | uá | o |
IX | ye | uá | uo |
Type 1 | Type 2 | Type 3 | Meaning | |
I | civkkeđ | civhám | civkkim | 'to tweet (infinitive : present 1st SG : past 1st SG)' |
II | juhheen | juhá | juuhâđ | 'to drink (present 1st DU : present 3rd SG : infinitive)' |
III | jotteeđ | jotá | juttii | 'to move, to travel (infinitive : present 3rd SG : past 3rd PL)' |
poreh | porroo | purruđ | 'to eat (present 3rd PL : passive present 3rd PL : passive infinitive)' | |
IV | pälkki | páálkán | paalhijd | 'salary (nominative SG : illative SG : accusative PL)' |
- | ááhuš | ahhuu | 'grandmother (deminutive) (- : nominative SG : genitive SG)' | |
V | čeeci | čiäcán | čeesijn | 'uncle (nominative SG : illative SG : locative PL)' |
tevdeen | tiävdá | tevduđ | 'to fill (present 1st DU : present 3rd SG : passive infinitive)' | |
VI | tiettiđ | tiäđám | tiettim | 'to know (infinitive : present 1st SG : past 1st SG)' |
čieheen | čiähhoo | čiehhuđ | 'to hide (present 1st DU : passive present 3rd SG : passive infinitive' | |
VII | lakke | laakan | loohij | 'half (nominative SG : illative SG : genitive PL)' |
naver | nahhaar | - | 'dream (nominative SG : genitive SG : -)' | |
VIII | puáttiđ | puátá | pottii | 'to come (infinitive : present 3rd SG : past 3rd PL)' |
luáppee | - | loppiđ | 'to curdle (present 3rd SG : - : infinitive)' | |
IX | vyehi | vuáhán | vuovvijd | 'way, method (nominative SG : illative SG : illative PL)' |
vyeli | vuálus | vuoluubeln | 'underside : downward : below, beneath' |
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