Entries | Southern Sámi Living Dictionary

Entries

vaeknie— weapon
ruava— turnip (Brassica rapa)
stravkijh— massage the back of a naehkie-gaares-miesie
reeknege— bill, invoice
tjoeltestidh— break something with a crowbar
sïelkestahke— wharf
ræjva— rake
leara— teachings, education, doctrine
njuvtedh— bulldoze
tjïevhtje— common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
mij dov faeties— what are you lacking
vaarrestidh— sprint
gasngese durrie— scrubber made from juniper
snahkadidh— sniffle
våara-biessie— excess, unneeded birchbark
nahkere— sleepiness
skaamoe— shame
nipkedh— wear something out
gam-neajhtsoe— old maid
leajpeldh-svaaltja— summer smock made from skin tanned with alder decoction
rovhtere— diamonds (suit of cards)
gealhka— reindeer sled
sleejve— seal flipper
sibjedh— take a nap
båhkaridh— fuck, copulate [pejorative]
maadter-aahka— great grandmother
lååjkehks— guilty, in debt
bommulle— cotton
frorken-bearkoe— meat of the hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia)
soptsestalleme-plïere— idiom
njaakedidh— lurk
sveejpijh— eddy
tråalle— troll
vaajma— conscience
slïerje— soggy, swampy earth
darvalgovvedh— become morally corrupted
skoentje— wolf, or predator in general
geelkedh— present, hand over, submit
reajna— unrest among herd due to predators
sjïdtestidh— recover quickly
goese-tjuvvelge— elevation where spruces grow
råårhkesje— dry spruce
lavmoestidh— rouse the herd awake
svæjmoedidh— faint
sååhpesje— bile
uhtjiestimmie— unclear, incomplete pronunciation
sjåarhtoe— shirt
båavsedh— ferment
laavvadahke— Saturday
bajhke-tjovrege— blow fly (Calliphora)
mïevere— tender [predicative]
pruvvie— bridge
goese-prijrie— hillside where spruces grow
sjaepedh— swat hands around to keep bugs away
moere-tjoehpije— woodcutter
suejnie-gajhka— rack for drying hay
gierkie-klaajpoe— rock face
uv— exactly
bæjjalgidh— be advanced (e.g., from one grade to another in school)
njålhtjohke— frog
ladte— rickets
Jåhkamåhkke— Jokkmokk
gåpmanidh— capsize
noerhte-jalledh— northwester
lijhkie-vaarjah— undergarments
muerjie— berry
goerpede-sjienie— woman who disdains, hates everything
gïete-vætnoe— handicraft
nåantah— crippled (person, animal)
soelmehth— passageway
luhkie golme— thirteen
biejj'-åbloe— butterfly
njuevies— slimy
rijrije— rider (horse)
gåetere— homeward
sjugniedimmie— creature
haarjadidh— brush off
dååsveridh— act rudely toward someone
klihte— terrace
deallahtidh— deliver
lååjkeridh— borrow
guatja— louse
hearres-laaketje— blowhard
kringkiestidh— be ticklish
gaertie— fence for reindeer enclosure
arrph-tjoejhke— swarm of mosquitos
moeretje-raedtie— treeline
Liejpalmaj— deity of the hunt and wild animals
ov-gårreldh— untied
njålhtjodh— emerge, jump out of water (fish)
tjiepseme— pitchfork
ov-meerhkens— ignorant
bïrsje— fishtail
jissehts-lïgke— thinly
lapte— attic
slaapkah— gossipy
soptsestalleme-vuekie— phrase, platitude
bankaldahke— tumor
faskere— angler
tjomhpe— pile, such as of hay
roeste-gåetie— detention, jail
tjaetsie-reehtje— European water vole (Arvicola amphibius)
hiessjie— hayrack
Dearohke— Terråk
sjuvedsmaadtege-lïhtse— wrist
gåavvah— discouraged
njeltedh— depilate
galhkedh— quit, cease, stop
luhpie— permission; permit
stöörege— functioning properly (esp. clock) [predicative]
saadtege— errand
gyvvenidh— be intrusive, bothersome (esp. young dogs)
puahta— claw (bear)
sadterh— sinful [predicative]
reekneh— bill, invoice
Graesiejaevrie— Gresvatnet
bahjke-tjårkese— blow fly (Calliphora)
skïelmedidh— appear deceitful
strïenje-laakan— strictly
doekedh— sell
vualkoe— departure
haajhke— tall tree
bïegkes— windy
njïhkestidh— hiccup
Skillehte— Skellefteå
trööredh— tread a path
elmie-rïjhke— Heaven
poehte— bottle
gåareldihkie— seam
snjïetjke— worthless dog
moeren-lïedtje— tree trunk
njilledh— remove birch bark from log or trunk
saknoe— rage
deara— interim layer (e.g., leather when sewing)
jallan— in dire need
laajkoe— debt
Gaala— Grane
vuertievisnie— expecting (pregnant)
njulhtjestidh— hop once
deerpegh— necessities, commodities
praahkasidh— boast
leajpaskovvedh— become bloodied
minngeds-geatjan— finally
våaroe— work shift
veakoe— vog (archaic unit of weight, about 18 kg)
jïjje-gorreds— midnight
bajjesimmie— stubbornness
uvtegåare— pitiful (dog)
gïeten-dïeve— handful
sjiereme— birch branches or twigs placed atop a tent
dïere— male fox, dog, wolf
ahtjasjidh— disdain
tjuntje— dog
sepkiestidh— whisper
aarke-biejjie— weekday
njidtjie-boenge— woman's bosom
nåagkan— clumpy [predicative]
uvrie— rose fish (Sebastes norvegicus)
gaaste— jocular
skåtnja— thin end of the abomasum
fropmehke— breeze
dueljie-aalhtije— tanner
hovres-åektie— thunderstorm
tunsehtidh— scold
jemhkele— darkness
sissie— sleeve (clothing)
tjïelkes— real
aevies laante— ungrazed land
vaejviestidh— inconvenience
murreds— interesting
frååpmehke— magnanimous [predicative]
pråavoestidh— testify
skarre— wood anemone (Anemonoides nemorosa)
heagke— alive
suvhtiehtidh— rock child to sleep
klaajpoe-sijjie— bear den for hibernating, specifically under a stone slab
hierkeme— querl
håagken-såaja— barb on fish hook
vuepieres— male reindeer that is two and a half to three years old
isveligie— horrible
voetjes-gernie— grain of gunpowder
jïepkerdidh— have a fever
stååpelh— short underpants made from cloth
ov-raavnehke— uninformed, not learned, ignorant
boelt'-aajja— bear ("old man of the birch forest")
tyjje— fabric
tjïeglesidh— consume food or drink
soejvenes— apparition
fïerpenen-roehtse— tormentil (Potentilla erecta)
tjavla— skirt
vaarjedidh— preserve
annjebodts— temporary
barkoes aske— tiresome month
bajhke-tjovrehke— blow fly (Calliphora)
kråahkahtidh— clasp together
ålkoelisnie— external
laste-moejege— caterpillar
kravvadidh— dread
ålkohke— wolf, or predator in general
aalmoes— alms

← →