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skohteldidh— be useless at herding
klæmhpah— low in the sky (esp. setting sun)
sabje-tjelmie— eye with eyelid closed
morhte-pluevie— bog with black, unvegetated mud
tjuatsajidh— begin to snow
banhkelidh— bump against
smuelie— scrap
vuesth— toward, against, around (time)
svintjehke— rod
baelhtie— mountainside
boevredh— become bitter (food)
stromhpesth— the highest forest in the mountains
mïnnedh— go
klovhreldahkesne— covered in icicles (person, dog)
gåarsodh— become colder (air)
prïhtjh-giebnie— coffee pot, coffee kettle
aarvadalledh— assume, estimate, suspect
gearkijs— stony
voejedh— swim
svaala— the cold
båarkelidh— slowly dry something
jirrede-biejjie— tomorrow
tjaebpie— beautiful
voerhtje— April
vïedteldahkesne— tethered
lukse— to the east
saaka— saw
rypmedh— flee
fuakajidh— be pleased, satisfied
gåeskuve— nephew or niece (child of a woman's younger sister)
juelkien-bielkie— big toe
mojjehtidh— smile constantly
skealpoeh— trembling (hand)
jïjje-goetske— night owl, one who is awake at night
johke-njaelmie— mouth of a river
njulhtjehtahke— flea (Pulex irritans)
dahph haavtemdh— shut up
govse— cow
gaalkedh— style hair
uhtjie— small
våajnoes— visible
sjïehtedh— fit (e.g., clothing)
måjhtajehtedh— remind
njæssoe— partially overcast, when the sun can peek through
neebne— someone with the same name as oneself
sååkesjidh— saw
bïegke-raejkien— against the wind
vaerhkedh— hurt
snïjreldahke— narrow part of a shoelace, shoeband
geahke— each
skovrese— diarrhea
jemhkeles— dark
byssedh— become fried
boejege— urinary bladder
vaeniemdidh— reduce
tjoemehtidh— desire
jijmie— aunt (wife of father's or mother's brother)
vuernie— horn
daan mullien— in this overcast weather
lïenemdehtijh— warm up water or milk
tjaknge-buejtie— fat from back of reindeer
daelvie-gaamegh— winter shoes
snjalva-gaatna— sacrum without the coccyx
ragkedh— dig out (worm, earwax, etc.)
veerres— freshly milked
atneldh-vaarjah— used clothing
fahkedh— wake up
skorkestidh— suffer from diarrhea
pronhte— small pond, pool in the woods
mallehke-giebnie— blanched kettle
mænnjasassa— future daughter-in-law
ov-vaedtsehkh— unsupervised
lyjhkedh— love
kråaksa— Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus)
snjullie— bad dog (poor quality, not badly behaved)
aejrie— copper
bijjie-gåådte— lintel
frorredh— flutter (wings)
eajhnah— notion
naabrege— freckled
slienghkiehtidh— kneel
skïerrehts— lichen that grows on trees
buejtie-tsyjhtsehke— Siberian tit (Parus cinctus)
murriedåbpoe— more interesting
snovredh— blow larvae of the reindeer nose botfly (Cephenemyia trompe) out of nose (reindeer)
vaarjelidh— protect
maatadims bovtje— reindeer for slaughter
laahtjere— accommodating [predicative]
dealoes— disgusting
fïrnestehtedh— tease jokingly
bijjies-durrie— mountain pass at a high altitude
rïektese— truth
strïtjke— Eurasian teal (Anas crecca)
gåaras— empty
gaskevåhkoen-aereden— (on) Wednesday morning
åvmetjs— overly
muvhtine— in the meantime, meanwhile
minovhte— minute
eanghkome— intentional
baakoe— expression, saying
skaavtjoje— bearded
valvegåetedh— begin to wander
duvrebe— more expensive
skungkieldidh— have diarrhea
jïlle— high, tall
lissie— addition
njedtsedh— skin an animal; remove bark from a tree
vaerien hyölmesje— foot of a mountain(f)
strovhkesjidh— beat, hit
liebnedh— pour
bïetsehke-håagke— double hook, ramshorn hook
gelmedh— freeze (e.g., water; fig. for people)
geamhpe— competent
sjoehkesjidh— sigh
kreesje— sparse
bontserostedh— boil until large bubbles form
båntjaridh— boil until large bubbles form
lijhkie-gaeptie— undervest
lijrehtimmes-råantjoe— first male draft reindeer in the caravan
gåavan— bent
gåarhmalistie— in / from the wrong direction
njahpestidh— slip, lose balance
raajoe— dowry, dower
habjoeh— apathetic (animal, due to illness)
alma— man
sjalloeh— foolish
åarjel-veareldh— souther
kristeldahkesne— baptized
rïekte— just, fair
nåårhkehtidh— limp (people or reindeer)
gijjie— noise
soeven— dirty, sooty
gylleme— coagulated blood (esp. of reindeer)
båajhtode— erroneous
raeriestæjja— chairman
vielpele— male second cousin
eantan— even (even longer, even more, etc.)
lïhkebasse— nearer
sööketje— forest of scattered birch trees
tjalke— spit
mubpie— other
gaalehtjadtedh— be wading
mearhkelgoevijh— be marked (reindeer)
kråavvan— bent (trees, people's posture, etc.)
guhpehke— plane with a round blade
gïeledh— catch with a trap
jabjah— stupid
sjuejmieh— infatuated
snadderge— thicket
stijrestidh— grasp, seize
tsööpkedh— break
tjeakoes lehkie— concealed location
væhta— mark left on something to remember it
libredidh— coagulate (blood)
spiktjedh— gnaw
sjïgneds— blessed; blessing
njarraridh— be dirt poor
goegkedh— be, become exhausted
gïepedehtedh— anger
stuhtje— one's share in a reindeer herd
ov-nohkenes almetje— unknown person, stranger
gaervies— ready for consumption, ready to be worn
geevledh— howl (wolves)
vajmehtje— always whining and complaining
bajjoeh— stubborn, unwavering
suvhtedh— supervise a child
viedtemes-rïejhpe— rope used for tethering
miehtjielisnie— in the distance
såarastehtedh— get a splinter
bïegke— wind
gaaltije-tjaetsie— spring water
rïhkedh— mate (reindeer; in Vilhelmina, it can be used to refer to people)
hihpedh-lopme— deep snow
måjvodh— become cloudy, murky
dorjesovvedh— be made
tjoehpedh— cut with an ax or knife
jårrelostedh— roll downward
dubpiegåbpoe— further over there
bihtie— fish food
dïjpijh— grasp, seize
stijven— good, capable
moenjehth— clear weather
deabpoedidh— become wet (paths, tracks of snow in spring)
geamhpes— swift
lustestalledh— entertain
bårsije johke— trickling stream
snagle— spit for roasting meat
doene— the Devil
sjuevnjiedimmie— dusk
gaamhparidh— die (animal)
jeejesne— unintentional
baevtien— during mating season
tjavvoeh— thieving
bårrestohtedh— become hungry; be hungry
dååbpes— padding, esp. on a saddle
boelve— generation (age group)
sompere-geahke— apathetic reindeer that doesn't look after its calf
snorvedh— bare teeth (dog)
nuekie— enough, adequate, sufficient
raejkie-tjåervie— flat piece of antler with holes that tin is pulled through to make the wire thin

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