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juktie— once
bïevnjele— scoundrel
skuvle-maana— schoolchild
snjeeredidh— chase a mouse
dïhte lea daan laanten feadta— he/she is a local (esp. born and raised in the area)
speejse— speciedaler
sarniedidh— preach [uncommon]
luhkie gaaktsede— eighteenth
healsadidh— send greetings
raajkadalledh— perforate
mïetske— decay
gaske— juniper (<i>Juniperus communis</i>)
smaejlies— unwell
ålja— oil
jårrestidh— swerve
datne— you [sing.]
veeljedidh— choose
njammehke-maana— suckling child
njieljie låhkede— fortieth
tjovle— priest attire
laavkeme— joint (e.g., in a wooden box)
skaarja-dahpe— sheath, case for scissors
gaptese— fabric for dress
vuejniestidh— suddenly, quickly glimpse smth.
mij— who
gaavnedh— find
rïssove— drizzle
vïjvesassa— future son-in-law
vuevjedh— extend, broaden, widen something
aereds-rasne— fog with frost in the morning
lïepse— fat around the stomach (esp. reindeer)
råvve— buttocks (human)
sæjloes— exhausted
daellie-geegke— barrel for storing rennet
sæjlodh— be, become exhausted
seehpelgidh— be born (reindeer calf)
marvan— audacious
aejkie— time (countable, e.g., first time, second time, etc.)
vïhnege— witness
riejnies— clean
rarhmehke— uneven, rough (from being scratched, cut) [predicative]
naaloen-tjelmie— eye of a needle
bårremasse— food
aaloes— juice from meat
smïrre— smith
keeffe-giebnie— coffee pot, coffee kettle
tjaktje-biejjie— autumn day
ræssjetje— downpour
baavijahtjedh— become pregnant (human)
naabre— boil
båatsoej-jieleme— living made off of reindeer
jalkemes— flattest, smoothest
sisnjelen— inside
hööltedh— hold an event (wedding, meal, gathering, etc.)
straahpa— carcass of a reindeer killed by a predator
hajkelidh— flee, run away quickly (esp. reindeer)
tjovve-bearkoe— edible meat of the esophagus
lulhtie— from the east
barhve— remains of a reindeer killed by a predator
ietnetje-guaktah— stepmother and stepchild in relation to each other
gårra-tijde— spawning season
vååjmes— animal heart
væhtjedh— ice-cold wind
ohtse— opening of breast on gapta
hïejhtege— an abandoned thing, item
snaarhte— soon
guejhtie— severe heat (esp. from open flame)
sïlpe-beelhte— belt with silver decoration
njæssoedidh— be warm (weather, with swarms of mosquitos)
neahka— disobedient
soptsestehtedh— get someone to tell, say something
voengestidh— muzzle
krist'ietnie— godmother
laanjedh— cover something with birch branches
jieledh— live, be alive
mosne bearkoe— sour meat
daavla— lunar corona
styöbnehtalledh— be summoned before a court
åarjel-saemie— Saami person from the south
njieljien-skaavhtes— rectangular
tjanhkas— resistant, stubborn
suelnebe— more dewy
nuhtegs— useful
lovvedidh— make something wet
mijjieh— we
låvledeh-vearelde— eastern wind
vaaloeh-råhtoe— thicket full of branches
goetskehtidh— work all night while a commotion is happening
skååffedh— procure
pleajhkan— bare, naked
salsedh— pester by repeating something over and over
gaektsien aejkien— eight times
dulmie— mud
gårrehtalledh— be tied up or tied together
daaffe— sickness (esp. epilepsy and diarrhea)
daelvie-vaarjoeh— winter clothing
jijhtedh— rise (sun)
halkere— male reindeer that follows the sled on its own when the reindeer are being herded
gaellies— groom ("old man")
barman— with big, round cheeks
bueriebadtje— a little better
baajhtaldalledh— be hunted
samskas— distracted, confused, dazed
pleahtjan— flat [predicative]
njahkan— crooked, tilted (e.g., tree)
anghkelnimmie— elevation
gapmalistie— against the wind
lutnjestahke— brandy
budteldh— edging on textiles
jaahkevïddes— naïve
vuernie— oath
njaamegåetijh— lose patience
don biejjien— day before yesterday
elmede-vööste— against the sky, in the horizon
daanbien mullie— it is overcast today
plåktohke— uneven (terrain)
-ide/-jde— illative suffix indicating recipients or destinations (plural)
hijje— animal den
gïehtjelimmie— devil
baevtie-guedteme— the most active time during calving season
vearaldahke— sky
marngestidh— fold clothes, pelt
govhtede— sixth (ordinal number)
jïjnjh— many
skurnjedh— grimace
snårvah— always unhappy and never enjoys anything
tjåarah-tjööse— reindeer with white tips of its hairs and a white blaze
saajroehtehtedh— wound
loejhmedh— complain
tseaktse— brandy
vuelie-gietjie— lower end of something
pråtnodh— when knuckles increase in size with age
beavnardahke— elevation with a view of everything nearby
faahtele— carry strap on backpack or barrel
fæjja— war, belligerence, feud
jaarke— opposite
löövles åasa— a very high price
aarnesjidh— set up a fireplace
åejjie-nååleh— pillow
nymmerh— intestines
båassja— place in the back of the home where the dishes are kept
johke-skåarhte— impassable valley with stream(s) and steep slopes
bagkah— jam-packed, fully stuffed
byövrehke— untamed reindeer
tjoevtenje— key
jïegkemdidh— heat up
såebries— porous (e.g., ice)
naedie— stye
klahtja— hilly valley surrounded by forest
boevhredh— spoil (food)
pleade— appearance, look, demeanor
biejjie-bååvle— solar corona
sådtoe— sin
moenjehtahke— clear weather
tåasoeh— naïve
buvrie— storage
laatjmoedidh— alleviate (pain)
åvte— ahead [preposition, postposition, adverb]
sjugniehtoevedh— happen to someone
vaelmiehtidh— fasten the trace
bïerhten-båeries— one-year-old dog
åerjel-gietjie— the southern end, southern tip
åarjetje-bielie— southern side
såafoe— grassy area with deciduous trees by a stream or river
klåadtoeh— clumsy
gïjmedh— become covered with verdigris
alla— wool
såeleme-gaske— space between the uppermost points on antlers
gåvnjoestidh— hang something (up)
aereden— in the morning
byjje— hard conifer wood containing tar
bajhkes— diarrhea
bijjie-guemie— palate
jakselidh— reach, catch up to
nåavede-leejne— somehow
skåave— shoe
gejhkiemastes— somewhat dry
kraevies— gray
jueskiehtidh— suddenly become cold (weather)
tjïjnese— constipation
dyödtove— help, aid
vïtnehtidh— stretch
golmen jaepien båeries— three years old
tjåenieh— luggage
biejjie-goekedh— sunshine between clouds
svaalhtje— summer clothing (esp. tanned leather)
skïenghke— gift, present
bårhvijes— mossy
daelie— now
gyölledh— coagulate (blood)
viehkiehtidh— help
gåavma— bear den, fox den
nannas— firm
skreejres— loud
gaske— space, area between things
veelkes— white
golhpestalledh— speak unintelligibly, stutter, speak with a severe impediment
gætsmije— angry
narhkelidh— change direction of a herd or caravan
doen'-aajmoe— evil spirit

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