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våatjodh— seep
beelleh-miesie— twin calf
faelhkie-baernie— engaged man
feahtaskidh— track an animal
buerie-laahkan— well
dogkeres— such, like so
væjdarassje— enjoys roaming around and hunting
lutniestidh— pay a price at auction
sjïepedh— cause an itch
tjurrie— women's cap with crest
maaskelgidh— become tangled (yarn, etc.)
såvsasjidh— sleep deeply
lïknje— ledge of a crevasse
damtesadtedh— recognize, know one another
baahke— heat; warmth; warm, hot
tjahta— wedge
stavnijs— firm (fish meat)
tjoermedh— pray
gïknjeldidh— tear up
-didh— reflexive verb ending for "self"
sjisjnjebe— inner
ov-mealuktie— without knowing, unaware
soelvehtalledh— be bitten
movreh-gåetie— house that smells bad
båatsoe-almetje— reindeer herder
åvtem— before
tåvsene— thousand
-lostedh— reflexive verb ending for "self"
digkie— conversation
skeara— sandy bay
fuerege— child (pejorative), brat
plaave-laaketje— bluish
båadtsah— bare, naked
ruarma— whey from reindeer milk
gaalne— grown, over one year old (reindeer)
debriehtidh— attach
hovr'-åarja— thunder
joksh— ski bindings
guektien-gïerth— double
båajmodh— peck at food
vaajmoe— heart
lyjnehke— sugar
skraevvies-biejjien— on the day when bits are placed on the reindeer
smielnjehke— salt
saajve-nïejte— girl spirit that lives underground, believed to graze one's reindeer at night if one is on good terms with these beings
svarhka— artery
guktie— so that
hierkien-fulle— foal, colt
åvteste— instead of
naljah— reindeer bull without antlers
möörjedidh— pick and eat berries
svirrieh-njåhkoe— shrew
maeltie— malt
gæjhteles— grateful
Krokomen tjïelte— Krokom Municipality
guhtsije almetje— pious, religious person
Nordmelikse— Nordmaling
ramkelidh— wink
aevlerge— crossbar that holds up the other rods in a tent and which serves as a spit for a pot
væssjoehtidh— hate
aejvierdidh— sing a wailing song
pratjkoeh— cartilaginous
tjoevkese— lamp
maarhna— fair
librie-bællohke— jumpy, easily startled
jearsoe— sure, confident, certain
sirrieldidh— deteriorate (vision, esp. in elderly people)
vaajmehtidh— impregnate
heelegs— hardy
reakeds-biejjie— birthday
aejvie— very
jamhkoes— dark (night)
tjyjneldahkesne— suffering from constipation
bualehke— brandy
-gujmie/-guejmie— comitative suffix meaning "with" (plural noun ending in -i or -j)
tjïektjes-jielkie— back foot
malkanidh— become grazed and trampled down
mojtese— toward
skrïepmenassh— stool, human feces
vuasta-deajva— mold for making cheese
munnedh— lay eggs
skeajtere— wasteful person
tjaekeds-ligke— so that there is space
hapsie— scent
minngemes jaepien— in the last year
tjåvroeh— disobedient (child)
seavoehtidh— wave someone over
minngelen stavhtjan— jumping backward
mistijh— mix
slogne— lie
måekieh juhtieminie— multiple showers are passing in succession
minngemes jaepien— in the last year
muahra— aunt (mother's younger sister or younger cousin)
åananidh— become shorter
jïermege— wise
skanghke— puppy
voeje-sjöövije— one who churns butter
sleehpe— unspecified plant
laavkoestidh— bathe quickly
snårreldahke— drawstring
daegkie— tang of a knife
maeksedh— pay
mearhkeldahkesne— marked (reindeer)
saakestidh— tell
dearoedehtedh— coat with fat
faeltie— drawstring in pants
avteste— for
sirtedh— bring reindeer elsewhere
duebpiedidh— bring over there
geajhkeres— in heat (reindeer cow)
båateres-mehtie— cure
jamhkelidh— put an end to something
åvte-gietjie— front end of something
åara-biessie— template, pattern made from birch bark
tjïrrh-gåetien almetjh— nasty, awful people
ov-geahpan— in disagreement
njåalodh— dip (e.g., food)
krïtjkehtidh— eat (horse); eat like a horse
tjuvliestidh— kiss
volveridh— to appear in a dream
gajhkeme— drying
ståånte— a fairly large distance
huktjijh— command (dog, esp. when working with reindeer)
sisnjielisnie— inside
doeltemes-bearkoeh— cooked meat
sïjhtedh— want
davvoehtidh— have something repaired, stitched up
novsege-bongke— bag for storing tinder
tjihkienidh— sit down
fæjja— enemy
jovhkijh— drink
rirvie-juelkie— one who staggers, stumbles
measkove— dog days
svæhka— packsaddle
baektie— steep mountain(b)
tjeejehtidh— mislead
naavlehtasse— ear ache
læhkaskidh— have luck, succeed at something
svaale-tjalhtetje— pile of bird or fox droppings with plant roots running through it (used as kindling)
haajpanidh— disappear
tjïelke— real
avtege— ahead, at the front of something
murrele— knife
gaske-rohkese— each half of the breast of a slaughtered animal when the front part ('njuenie') has been cut off
botnjeldh-vuessie— kettle handle made from woven willow twigs
njïegkestidh— slap
govlehtalledh— inquire after, order something
gaavhtan— otherwise, aside from
badts-åejjie— prankster
jåama— naïve person
sisnjie-bielie— shank filet
voelkehth-bïegke— wind that pulls the reindeer herd with it
njoetskes— wet (e.g., wood, hay) [predicative]
mojhtestidh— remind
jus— if, in case
dæjmetje gïjren— last spring
lyögemadtijh— lie
raajtere— ladder
baahkoe— mountain(f) side
murhteske— bog with black, unvegetated mud
låvlese— to the east
gåajhkodh— drip
nyjsenæjjan-voedtegh— women's shoelaces, shoebands
klijnedh— become covered with ice
tjidtjehth— motherless [predicative]
opmedsjahte— large-scale epidemic
gåalmehts— third [fraction]
provkome— groom
seevedahke— grooving plane
gïerege— source of river
biejjieladtje— daily visitor
govledh— hear
bïlledh— fear
dogkoe suajebe lea— there is less wind there
beadtodh— reprimand
gaalone— husband's brother's wife
laekedh— strike dead
behtjiedidh— kill
pryöjjadidh— tend to something or someone
leajpaskidh— be sprayed with blood (esp. when slaughtering animal)
nïerhkedh— attack viciously (e.g., predators to prey)
njavtahtalledh— be beaten up
hapkalidh— take breath away (e.g., by strong weather)
nåejties-ålma— shaman
raeffie— peace and calm
searka— fork, place where something splits
gahkanidh— withdraw (esp. from a situation)
gåmpoe— whey cheese
tjearedh— dusk
tjåagkodh— chop
saarnoehtidh— request something
gihtsies-goelke— short-haired reindeer
-masten— suffix meaning "-ish", "nearly"
gïete-råantjoe— first male draft reindeer in the caravan
bijjie-gaeptie— jacket
baegkie— halter
tsamtsedh— exert, strain oneself
sjyjjesjidh— even something out
bankes— swollen
åvte-staebnie— front stem of boat

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