| Summary: | This study deals with grammatical number in the North Saami dialect of Ofoten and Sør-Troms, Norway. Five informants were interviewed and the material was collected both through free speech and elicitation. The study shows that in this dialect, plural forms are used when referring to two individuals. One of the informants is able to produce personal pronouns in the dual, but even this informant usually uses plural forms when referring to two individuals. The material from Ofoten and Sør-Troms is also compared with material from the Guovdageaidnu, Gárasavvon and Čohkkiras dialects. In that material, three informants were interviewed. Furthermore, two previously undescribed reciprocal pronoun constructions are presented. Dán čállosis guorahallo grammatihkalaš lohku Ufuohta ja Lulli-Romssa davvisámegielas. Vihtta informántta leat jearahallon ja materiála lea čoggojuvvon sihke ságastallamiin ja elisiteremiin. Guorahallan vuoseha ahte dan suopmanis gektet máŋggaidlogu hámiid go čujuhit guovtti olbmui. Okta informánta máhttá buvttadit persovnnalaš pronomeniid guvttiidlogus, muhto maiddái son geaktá dábálaččat máŋggaidlogu hámiid go čujuha guovtti olbmui. Materiála Ufuohtas ja Lulli-Romssas veardiduvvo maiddái materiálain Guovdageainnu, Gárasavvona ja Čohkkirasa suopmaniin. Dien materiálas leat golbma informántta jearahallon. Dasa lassin ovdanbuktojuvvojit čállosis guokte resiprohka pronomenkonstrukšuvnna mat sulastahttet davvisámi standárdagiela konstrukšuvnnaid, muhto mat eai ovdal leat govviduvvon.
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