káffa

See also: Kaffa

Pite Sami

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa). Akin to Northern Sami káffe.

Pronunciation

Noun

káffa

  1. coffee

Inflection

Even a-stem, ff-f gradation
Nominative káffa
Genitive káfa
Singular Plural
Nominative káffa káfa
Accusative káfav káfajt
Genitive káfa káfaj
Illative káffaj káfajda
Inessive káfan káfajn
Elative káfast
káfas 		káfajst
káfajs
Comitative káfajn káfaj
Essive káffan

References

  1. ^ Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press, page 18

Further reading

  • káffa in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
  • 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
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