See also: cora, Cora, and córa

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *čorëk.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃora/

Noun

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čora

  1. small group of reindeer

Inflection

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Odd, rr-r gradation
Nominative čora
Genitive čorraga
Singular Plural
Nominative čora čorragat
Accusative čorraga čorragiid
Genitive čorraga čorragiid
Illative čorragii čorragiidda
Locative čorragis čorragiin
Comitative čorragiin čorragiiguin
Essive čoran
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person čorragan čorrageamẹ čorrageamẹt
2nd person čorragat čorrageattẹ čorrageattẹt
3rd person čorragis čorrageaskkạ čorrageasẹt

Further reading

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  • 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