šáhkka

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈʃaːhːka/

Noun

šáhkka

1. chess
   • 1992 November 13, Silja Somby, “Gal dat dohkkii, Rávgoš!”, in Sámi Áigi, volume 14, number 45, page 16:

     Almmái speallagoahtá šáhka iežainis, muhto nisson gáibida su fuomášumi.

     The man starts playing chess on his own, but the woman craves his attention.

   • 2004 June 4, Åse Pulk, “Šáhkkameašttir”, in Min Áigi, volume 12, number 47, page 24:

     Dan leat sámi šáhkkaspeallit ásahan dan dihte vai oažžut stuorát beroštumi šáhkkii sámi guovlluin.

     Sámi chess players have set this up in order to get bigger enthusiasm for chess in Sámi areas.

   • 2014 April 2, “Šáhkkafeber Sámis”, in Ávvir, volume 7, number 64, pages 8-9:

     Doppe lei Sámi šáhkkasearvi maid speallame, ja searvvi jođiheaddji Nils Henrik Nilsen áŋgiruššá šáhkaš^{[sic – meaning šáhkas]} ja ávžžuha olbmuid speallat dan.

     There the Sámi chess association was also playing, and the association's leader Nils Henrik Nilsen is agitating for chess and encouraging people to play it.

Inflection

Even a-stem, hkk-hk gradation
Nominative	šáhkka
Genitive	šáhka
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	šáhkka	—
Accusative	šáhka	—
Genitive	šáhka	—
Illative	šáhkkii	—
Locative	šáhkas	—
Comitative	šáhkain	—
Essive	šáhkkan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person šáhkkan šáhkkame šáhkkamet 2nd person šáhkkat šáhkkade šáhkkadet 3rd person šáhkkas šáhkkaska šáhkkaset