-n

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -n

Lule Sami: -

Northern Sami: -

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -


-j

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -j

Lule Sami: -j

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -i

From Proto-Uralic *-j (“oblique plural”).


-m

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -m

Lule Sami: -v

Northern Sami: -

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -


-k

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -h

Lule Sami:

Northern Sami: -t

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -h


-tēk

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -dh

Lule Sami: -t

Northern Sami: -t

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -đ


-stëtēk

Western Samic:

Northern Sami: -stit

Forms verbs from nouns, indicating use of a tool.


-lës

Western Samic:

Northern Sami: -las

Forms adjectives from verbs, indicating an inclination to perform the verb.


-ltëk

Western Samic:

Northern Sami: -ldat

Forms instrument/result nouns from verbs.


-ŋë

Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating an abundance of something.


-mē

Western Samic:

Northern Sami: -n, -pmi

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -m

From Proto-Uralic *-ma. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *-ma.


-ëlëtēk

From Proto-Uralic *-le-. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *-ldak (Finnish -ella).

Forms verbs indicating an attempt, from already-transitive verbs.


-lētēk

Western Samic:

Northern Sami: -lit

Eastern Samic:

Skolt Sami: -led

Kildin Sami: -лэ (-le)


-ës

Western Samic:

Northern Sami: -as

From Proto-Uralic *-eš. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *-ëh.


-stētēk

Western Samic:

Northern Sami: -stit

Eastern Samic:

Kildin Sami: -сэ (-se)

From Proto-Uralic *-šta-. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *-ahtadak (Finnish -ahtaa).


-ō

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -oe

Lule Sami: -o

Northern Sami: -u


-ntëtēk

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -didh

Lule Sami: -dit

Northern Sami: -dit


-ttētēk

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -htidh

Lule Sami: -dit

Northern Sami: -hit, -httit

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -ttiđ

Skolt Sami: -ted

From Proto-Uralic *-kta-. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *-ttadak.

Forms causative verbs from nouns or other verbs.


-tētēk

Western Samic:

Northern Sami: -dit

From Proto-Uralic *-ta-. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *-tadak.


-mpē

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -be, -åbpoe

Northern Sami: -t, -it, -eabbo

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -b

From Proto-Uralic *-mpa. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *-mpi.


-ntë

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -de

Lule Sami: -t

Northern Sami: -t

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -d

From Proto-Uralic *-mte. Cognates include Proto-Finnic *-nci, Hungarian -d.

Forms ordinal adjectives from cardinal numbers.


-ńčë

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -tje, -dtje

Ume Sami: -tj

Pite Sami: -tj

Lule Sami: -sj

Northern Sami: -š

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -š

Skolt Sami: -ž

Kildin Sami: -нч (-nč)

Akkala Sami:

Ter Sami: -n’č


-ttëk

Western Samic:

Northern Sami: -hat

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -dâh

Forms nouns from verbs, indicating a place where the verb performed.


-ōksë

Western Samic:

Pite Sami: -os

Lule Sami: -os

Northern Sami: -us

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -us

Skolt Sami: -as

From Proto-Uralic *-okse. Cognate with Proto-Finnic *-os.

Forms nouns from verbs, indicating something the verb is to be performed on.

Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the result of having the verb performed.


-ëk

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -ege

Lule Sami: -a

Northern Sami: -a, -at

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -â


-jē

-jē (nominative singular)
-j̯ēk (nominative plural)
-j̯ēm (accusative singular)
-j̯ējtē (accusative plural)
-jētē (partitive singular)
-j̯ējtē (partitive plural)
-j̯ēn (genitive singular)
-j̯ēj (genitive plural)
-jēnē (essive singular)
-j̯ējnē (essive plural)
-j̯ēsnē (inessive singular)
-j̯ējnē (inessive plural)
-j̯ēstē (elative singular)
-j̯ējstē (elative plural)
-jās̯ën (illative singular)
-j̯ējnē (comitative singular)
-j̯ējnë (comitative singular)
-j̯ēptāk̯ëk (abessive singular)
-jē (nominative singular)
-j̯ēk (nominative plural)
-j̯ēm (accusative singular)
-j̯ijtē (accusative plural)
-jētē (partitive singular)
-j̯ijtē (partitive plural)
-j̯ēn (genitive singular)
-j̯ij (genitive plural)
-jēnē (essive singular)
-j̯ijnē (essive plural)
-j̯ēsnē (inessive singular)
-j̯ijnē (inessive plural)
-j̯ēstē (elative singular)
-j̯ijstē (elative plural)
-jās̯ën (illative singular)
-j̯ijnē (comitative singular)
-j̯ijnë (comitative singular)
-j̯ēptāk̯ëk (abessive singular)

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -je, -æjja

Ume Sami: -je

Pite Sami: -(d)äddje

Lule Sami: -e, -iddje

Northern Sami: -i, -eaddji

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -ee, -eijee

Skolt Sami: -i, -ei

Kildin Sami: -эй (-ej)

Akkala Sami:

Ter Sami:

From Proto-Uralic *-ja (participle ending). Cognate with Proto-Finnic *-ja.


-ëččëtēk

Western Samic:

Northern Sami: -ašit

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -âččiđ

Forms verbs indicating a repeated, leasurely activity.


-koatētēk

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -gåetedh

Ume Sami: -gåhtiet

Pite Sami: -gåhtet

Lule Sami: -goahtet

Northern Sami: -goahtit

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -gyettiđ, -guáttiđ

Skolt Sami: -vueʹtted, -ǥueʹtted

desc

Kildin Sami: -куэдтӭ (-kuedt’e), -гуэдтӭ (-guedt’e), -шкуэдтӭ (-škuedt’e)

Akkala Sami: [script needed] (-škoᵢtte-)

Ter Sami: -gïedted

Creates inchoative verbs, indicating the beginning of an action.


-ëtē

Western Samic:

Lule Sami: -at

Northern Sami: -at

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -âd

Kildin Sami: -э (-e)

Ter Sami: -âd


-tē

Western Samic:

Northern Sami: -t (adverbial suffix)

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -d


-jnē

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -jne

Lule Sami: -jn

Northern Sami: -in (locative)

From *-nē, the essive singular ending, preceded by the plural marker *-j-.

Ending of the essive and inessive plural.


-nē

Western Samic:

Lule Sami: -n

Northern Sami: -n

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -n


-stē

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -ste

Lule Sami: -s

Northern Sami: -s

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -st

From *-tē, the partitive singular ending, preceded by a proximal locative marker *-s-.


-tteattē

Western Samic:

Lule Sami: -dahtte

Northern Sami: -hahtti

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -ttettee

Forms adjectives from verbs, indicating ability to have the verb's action performed on it.


-tteamē

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -hts

Northern Sami: -heapme

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -ttem

Kildin Sami: -хэмь (-xem’)

Forms adjectives indicating a lack of something.


-snē

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -sne

Lule Sami: -n

Northern Sami: -s, -n (Torne)

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -st

From *-nē, the essive singular ending, preceded by a proximal locative marker *-s-.


-jēlē

Western Samic:

Lule Sami: -el

Northern Sami: -il

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -eel

Skolt Sami: -âl

Kildin Sami: -эль (-el’)

Forms adjectives from verbs, indicating an inclination or tendency to perform the verb's action.


-jtē

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -jte

Lule Sami: -jt

Northern Sami: -id

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -id

From *-tē, the partitive singular ending, preceded by the plural marker *-j-.

Ending of the accusative and partitive plural.


-ččëtēk

Western Samic:

Lule Sami: -hit

Northern Sami: -šit

Eastern Samic:

Kildin Sami: -шэ (-še)

Forms verbs from adjectives indicating an opinion or consideration.


-ušëtēk

Western Samic:

Pite Sami: -uhit

Lule Sami: -uhit

Northern Sami: -ot


-ntētēk

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -didh

Lule Sami: -dit

Northern Sami: -dit

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -diđ

Skolt Sami: -eed


-ājëtēk

Western Samic:

Ume Sami: -ájit

Pite Sami: -át

Lule Sami: -át

Northern Sami: -át

Eastern Samic:

Kildin Sami: -ъе (-’e)


-āšëtēk

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -asjidh

Pite Sami: -ahit

Lule Sami: -ahit

Northern Sami: -át

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -áđ


-ujëtēk

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -edh

Ume Sami: -at

Pite Sami: -ut

Lule Sami: -ut

Northern Sami: -ot

Eastern Samic:

Inari Sami: -uđ

Skolt Sami: -jed

Kildin Sami: -ъе (-’e)


-nëtēk

Western Samic:

Southern Sami: -nidh

Lule Sami: -nit

Northern Sami: -nit

Eastern Samic:

Skolt Sami: -ned

Kildin Sami: -нэ (-ne)


-ëntëtēk

Western Samic:

Pite Sami: -adit

Lule Sami: -adit

Northern Sami: -adit

Eastern Samic:

Kildin Sami: -нэ (-ne)