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njalledh— flay skin
goeverdidh— ache
melhkie— vertebra
bïehke— reindeer droppings
alvoes— terrible, severe, grave
gæjkeds-vearelde— blindingly clear weather
sjyjjedehtedh— even something out
båatelidh— come in succession, in great numbers
snaarredh— lay out traps
staamparostedh— be numbed, anesthetized
pruvredh— wed, marry
nïmmere-buejtie— fat from intestine of reindeer
stoer'-aajsoe— large fire
loejkesidh— complain
sieptie— bait
biejjie— sun
hojjedh— complain
keeffe-tjeele— coffee pot, coffee kettle
jöömetjh— twins
seatadidh— tend to something or someone
åada-biessie— template, pattern made from birch bark
pååjke— boy
låvledeh-bïegke— eastern wind
arrijh— stay, remain; be
bearkoe-krovhte— pot for meat
aatjan-goengere— rainbow
sleaptjodh— become torn (reindeer's ear)
jïengele-tjuenjele— hail
gierkie-baarkaldahke— braided band with pearls or beads
movre— brick, concrete, or stone wall, esp. free-standing
searome-tjahke— cheekbone
jïjhtelidh— emerge
vïedtjedh— retrieve
ohtsedidh— lack
låemie— very small, flat, easily accessible valley
risjnedh— gather wood, branches, etc.
skorpijh— use a toothpick
tjoenge— blood from a wound
atnelidh— grasp, seize
vuesvies-buala— treat, morsel
gïeve— mud
gusn'-akt— somewhere
dållen-gomtjele— flame
gahkese— far away
beetsehke— pine forest
njuvtedh— grind coffee by tying it up in a sack and smashing it
svihtjedh— move oneself, move around
maajkestidh— be bothered by mosquitoes
tjeavadidh— treat someone to something
klijvie— milk mixed with water
sæjda— side (of a person, animal, thing)
treavka-jollehke— ski material
geasedh-tjaktje— summery autumn when it takes long to snow
Hearra— Christian God, the Lord
heartoehtæjja— brave man
stinkes— stiff (clothing, hide)
massere— burl
hogkh— fortunately
gaegkijh— chew food for a small child
goerehtalledh— inquire
dohka diekie— back and forth
tïehte— tight (shoe)
buerie— good
tjarhka— large axe
jaemieh-raedtie— realm of the dead
njotsvehke— fine-haired (reindeer)
suajmamidh— be slow
rïeseldahke— decorated band
guksien-nïrre— handle (on cup)
skartan— missing a piece or part (something of which a piece is absent, missing)
bedtsiehtidh— stir food
tjaetsie-gaamegh— water-proof leather shoes
aegkie— down hair
oks-gaske— the space outside the door
gåarodh— sew
gïrre— peel
bååhkesjæjja— baker
tsællodh— berate
gaagka— red-throated loon (Gavia stellata)
röövre— rifle
vïjhten-skaavhte— pentagonal
båarkere— male merchant
sïeblehth-lopme— slush
uktsie— nine
båeltems-moere— firewood
våårenjasse— wolf, or predator in general
plyjkestalledh— be bashful
pluvhtedh— haggle
Romsa— Tromsø
kaarre— guy, fellow
aejvie— place where grass grows, esp. where reindeer have been milked, or at the base of a fence
ååredæjja— face
ov-murrede— boredom
hagke— suffix for a place with thick vegetation
tjeapah-lijnie— neckerchief
gåalmede-laevie— third cousin
lankasidh— quake (house when it thunders)
tryjjes— amusing
gervedh— overlook
ossjelmes— idea
skiesjlie— dwarf birch (Betula nana)
gæhtsanidh— hang
bieljie-ragkele— scoop for removing earwax
jovje— light gray
njaerpeske— short-haired
skïjmestalledh— feel queasy
sjugnehts— blessing
baetskie— bitter
ruerhkie— thin blood; thinness of blood
gaatna— sacrum (incl. reindeer's, incl. as food)
ditnedh— decorate with tin cord
fuamahkehtedh— have the strength, ability to do something (esp. work)
oksen-jårpehke— threshold
mahtijh— blanch, coat with tin
åajaldovvedh— be forgotten
jïenge— ice
bïegke-raejkien vuelkieh— (the reindeer are) moving against the wind
stante— stem of Norwegian angelica (Angelica archangelica)
svaalhtja— summer clothing (esp. tanned leather)
råasodh— spray, emit sparks
plïeje— bruise (esp. on eye)
tjiedmien-buejtie— fat around the stomach (esp. reindeer)
åådtjedidh— catch a reindeer with a lasso
lastemoeretje-semhkie— thick forest
åbrodh— rain
sohtehtidh— be suspicious (wary of someone or something)
baaltes— beside
geatjohke— unmarked reindeer
ov-mahte— too much
flåarodh— flow (tide)
mïele— opinion
dollen— away
frurkiehtidh— audibly fly away (hazel grouse)
njaelkebe— more delicious
juhtije-faaroe— group of traveling nomads
viesjehts— weak
veanhtijh— believe, think, be of an opinion
goepkedh— bleed to death
leasja— tarn, small mountain lake
foekese— atrocious odor
geehpes-bearkoe— lung of an animal (esp. as food)
sleasja— tarn, small mountain lake
iehtsedh— love
pråektjiestidh— boil heavily
gaskesne— between
viedtie-kåarje— basket woven from roots
pluevieh baadtaldihkie gaajhkem lehkiem— the fens have frozen everywhere and become covered with ice
galhpestalledh— speak unintelligibly, stutter, speak with a severe impediment
bijjie-baenie— upper tooth
haavrestidh— bite ferociously and run off, snap at (dog, wolf)
mahkaldehtedh— follow tracks until they end
rudtjeste sjïdtedh— have back pain
svatjkedh— move around a little
mubpien biejjien— in two days
gïebreldahkesne— tangled
gårroeh-juelkie— left foot
sjåavoehtidh— churn
gïetkeme— komse, a portable Sami cradle
rååjnehke— clean
njïevhkehtidh— squawk (female grouse)
nåakebe— worse
krobpijåbpoe— deeper (valley, barrel)
fïerhnem haeriem— in every direction
åajja-bearka— brain of a slaughtered animal
skaavhtehke— angular [predicative]
praehkiedidh— laugh loudly, boisterously, obnoxiously
dïeskere— lining in glove
-jne / -inie— inessive suffix for plural, meaning "in"
bavhkehtidh— throw loose snow at someone
sleakte-sjïele— gift for relatives at a wedding
tjiehpies-laakan— carefully
vertedh— bleed
niesties-bearkoe— meat for provisions
geallodh— coagulate (blood)
tjeada-gaejmie— dusk
håalhtje— shotgun sheath, case
orrijidh— finish
nahkije aske— waning moon
bielie-aske— half moon
straanjalgidh— be scratched
sïhkesjidh— rub away
koelhpe— puppy
gåglodh— vomit (dog)
såaja— each of the two ends of a halter tied around the back of a reindeer's head
gaptjedh— close, block off, lock
tjehkierdidh— carry a heavy load
illedh— finish
aangkerdidh— regret
gapmarostijh— become dizzy until nearly passing out
rasne— fog with frost
aatjan-bïrse— rainbow
vïtjvege— tobacco juice
vueliehkåbpoe— further below
boetske— fart
skåvvedh— burn heavily (large fire)
siejpehke— tail
beapmoe-burrie— has a lot of food
jïjje-lovve— nighttime resting time for reindeer
gæstoe— small box
tjetskielidh— examine tracks to determine where someone or something has gone

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