North Sámi and Basque
Comparison of North Sámi and Basque
Case system
| North Sámi | example | Basque | example |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Mun boađán odne. | absolutive | Ni gaur etortzen naiz. |
| Mun oainnán du. | ergative | Nik ikusi zaitut. | |
| genitive | Eatni bussá lea somá. | genitive | Amaren katua jatorra da. |
| accusative | Oainnán bussá. | absolutive | Katua ikusten dut. |
| illative | Manan vissui. | allative | Etxera noa. |
| Attán eadnái bussá. | dative | Amari katua ematen dut. | |
| Diet lea bussá dutnje. | benefactive | Hau da katua zuretzat. | |
| locative | inessive / ablative | ||
| comitative | instrumental / sociative | ||
| essive | prolative / absolutive |
