Partitive
(strong form) |
Genitive
(weak form) |
Gloss |
tukkaa kakkua tikkaa harakkaa |
tukan kakun tikan harakan |
hair cake dart magpie |
pappia tippaa huppua anoppia |
papin tipan hupun anopin |
priest drop hood mother-in-law |
kattoa juttua rottaa ammattia |
katon jutun rotan ammatin |
roof story rat profession |
likaa |
liγan | dirt |
ripaa |
riβan | handle |
sotaa |
soδan | war |
Strong |
Weak |
Gloss |
Rule for the
weak grade |
likaa makua rakoa tukea halkoa jalkaa virkaa nahkaa niska matka |
lian maun raon tuen halon jalan viran nahan~nahkan niskan matkan |
dirt taste hole support log leg job skin neck trip |
In general, a single k is deleted. Exception: deletion of k is optional after an h. Exception: k remains unchanged after an s. Exeption: k remains unchanged after a t. |
lankaa linkoa |
langan lingon |
thread sling |
After n, a single k becomes g (Phonetically: ηk → ηη). |
pukua sukua |
puvun suvun |
dress relative |
Between two
short u vowels a single k becomes v. |
tiukua raakaa |
tiu'un raa'an |
chime raw |
After a long
vowel or diphton and followed by an identical vowel, a single k becomes
' (glottal stop). |
kurkea solkea |
kurjen soljen |
crane buckle |
Between a
liquid (r or l) and e, a single k becomes j. |
Strong |
Weak |
Gloss |
Rule for the
weak grade |
ripaa sopua tapaa kalpa varpu piispa |
rivan sovun tavan kalvan varvun piispan |
handle harmony manner sword twig bishop |
In general, a single p is replaced by v. Exeption: p remains unchanged after s. |
kampaa rumpua sampea |
kamman rummun sammen |
comb drum sturgeon |
A single p assimilates to the preceding m forming a geminate mm. |
Strong |
Weak |
Gloss |
Rule for the
weak grade |
sotaa pataa kitaa vahtia kostoa |
sodan padan kidan vahdin koston |
war pot maw guard revenge |
In general, a single t is replaced by d.
Exception: t remains unchanged after an s. |
rintaa kantoa rantaa |
rinnan kannon rannan |
breast stump shore |
A single t assimilates to the preceding n forming a geminate nn.
|
iltaa kultaa |
illan kullan |
evening gold |
A single t assimilates to the preceding l forming a geminate ll. |
partaa kertaa |
parran kerran |
beard time |
A single t assimilates to the preceding r forming a geminate rr. |