sublistN.scala

def sublistN[T](list: List[T], n: Int): List[List[T]] = {
  (1 until n).foldLeft((List[List[T]](), list)) { 
    case ((xs, y::ys), _) =>  (xs:::List(List(y)), ys)
    case ((xs, Nil), _) => (xs:::List(List[T]()), Nil)
  } match { case (xs, ys) => xs:::List(ys) }
}
println(sublistN(List(34, 11, 23, 1, 9, 83, 5), 3))
println(sublistN(List(32, 11), 3))
println(sublistN(List(32), 3))