badji

Haitian Creole

Alternative forms

  • sobadji

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /badʒi/

Noun

badji

  1. (voodoo) The room in an hounfour which contains the or altars.
    Synonym: kay mistè

References

  • Targète, Jean and Urciolo, Raphael G. Haitian Creole-English dictionary (1993; →ISBN)

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Inari Sami paje and Kildin Sami пайй (pajj).

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpaɟɟiː/

Noun

badji

  1. period (of time)

Inflection

Even i-stem, dj-j gradation
Nominative badji
Genitive baji
bajẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative badji bajit
Accusative baji bajiid
Genitive baji
bajẹ
bajiid
Illative badjái bajiide
Locative bajis bajiin
Comitative bajiin bajiiguin
Essive badjin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person badján badjáme badjámet
2nd person badját badjáde badjádet
3rd person badjis badjiska badjiset

Derived terms

Further reading

  • 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