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madtjeldehtedh— encourage
bealese— to the side of
vaanenaama— a mild expletive, "evil spirit", "devil"
lijrehtimmes-råantja— first male draft reindeer in the caravan
voestegh— first
jalladahke— knoll
gavva— easy
vadtedh— give
skaahpa— cheese mold made from wood
madtsah-varjah— inside-out clothing
lovtere— leather or bark coating on a komse
hujnesne— moroseness
skæjlijh— turn yellow (leaf)
klååhkastidh— use ski poles
lavledeh— eastern wind
plaave— blue
såangoe-laevie— one person in an engaged couple
gåhkalidh— withdraw (esp. from a situation)
gïemerdidh— bundle; tie fish to a pole for carrying
daelviedovvedh— become wintery
ieskien— recently
sovhte— cold
gaatoelidh— be away
lovterdidh— thunder
luepkedh— cleave (meat, fish)
badtjadidh— apply ointment
njaarehtidh— cut neck meat from slaughtered animal
vueliebisnie— further, furthest below
klovhredh— become covered in icicles
mïedtelidh— commit a denial of justice (denegratio justitiae)
skuallan— dun [predicative]
mejtie … vuj— whether … or
feerti— ready
neavhtodh— slaughter
minngiematdjine— near death
seajkoeh— smooth (hide, pelt)
viejhkie— weak
gaarvoeh— clothing
årrodh— dwell, reside
rååjnesjidh— herd
goh— however
læbraskidh— coagulate (blood)
tjiedmie— kidney
skovres-daaffa— diarrhea
vööstede— back, returned
straenjijh— scratch
buerebe— better
leessedh— load cargo
seksie— poor soul
skuptjie— raincoat
fååtmestidh— hug
laehpedh— leave something somewhere
skovke— forest
dååjhteldahkesne— finished, made, completed
krupmie— knife used for slaughtering (esp. stabbing the back of the neck)
gaarkehts— pregnant
tjeaktje— brandy
ryöjnesjidh— herd
jealaskidh— get better (health)
tjööledh— gut (one fish)
saadijh— pant (animal)
tsoevtse— glacier, snow in the mountains that remains throughout the year
åanamidh— become shorter
badtse— feather
sïjse— into
tjoenehke— spark
measkenh— dog days
låvvedh— become wet
tjïektjedh— beat (pulse)
naajestidh— slip (knife, resulting in a cut)
maajsoe— burden
haajedh— bark
ååredæjjan-njaareme— part of the face under and next to the ear (human)
jåvvalgovvedh— be stolen
jåvli åvtelen— before Christmas
slïekte-boelve— generation (age group)
plinhtjestalledh— miss with gun, lasso, etc.
svarkeldh— snack
måarngijh— turn around, turn back (reindeer)
skoehtestidh— push off a boat with a pole
tjåanghkenidh— convene
man— how
tjïerve-ijjehke— one who is foolish when intoxicated
lulnie— in the east
tjaaradihks— sleeps restlessly, with bad dreams
njïehkedidh— cry, bawl
åålijåbpoe— more delicious, juicier (meat)
bïegken-tjoelme— disease that affects birch trees in which dry clumps form on the branches
fujhkesidh— complain about an illness
badtja— ointment
låepiehtimmes-gaamegh— shoes for indoor use
gïethbieles-nïere— right-hand man
voejngehtidh— breathe
bovtse-raedtie— edge of herd
berkijh— dig, rummage
gååresth— sewing thread
bieljehts— deaf
slïbnjehke— reindeer calf that is 4-5 days old
åhtoes— with many insects
rievrie-bearka— dry meat
sneehpes— swift
njæjjan— benevolent, kind, smiling
mængkanidh— lessen
maatsoestidh— fold up
deajvoe— mold for making cheese
åelkies-bieljie— right ear
gïemerostedh— become tangled (rope)
tjelmie— eye of a needle
malla— tin plated brass kettle (esp. old-fashioned)
monghke— taciturn in manner or speech
vïere— ring of intertwined bundles of shoe hay
tjïevlehks— clairvoyant
voengestahke— muzzle for dogs
væjsastalledh— speak shrewdly
nelhkiehtidh— suddenly stop, halt
gaarestidh— tie quickly
fielhpies— puppy
luvrege— obedient
aales— state of calm when reindeer are not threatened
guelien-såaja— fish fin
rïekedh— float with the current
jïjnedh— be defiant and not follow the herd (reindeer)
åedtjije— flesh
kreadta— coffee cream
eevtjedh— incite (esp. to work)
veantijh— assume, believe, think
vaanodh— be limp
njieptjie— notch in a stick
kreanghke— back of the knee
sïejpege— atlas (anatomy)
njealjadisth— fourth time
prïhtjede— bitter
mullies— overcast
dåajodh— break
muvhth— some [-one, -thing, quantity]
fleavmas— loose, freshly fallen (snow)
akti-akti— one after another
sjoeksjehtidh— complain
luspie— beginning of a river from a lake
nuegkie-joptse— milk soup with clumps
ravrastallijh— play with a ball
bueriedidh— make something better, improve something
maljardidh— come loose
tjåalpa— taciturn in manner and appearance
jirreden— tomorrow
såaja— fish fin
meatadidh— measure
böötedh— pay a fine
væstijs— mossy, with lots of reindeer lichen
skåahtadidh— shoot with a gun
jortehtidh— use a metaphor, speak in metaphors
akte-laaketje— of the same type
aadtjegh— recently
vadtehtjadtedh— give a little now and then
beatskadalledh— cut into small pieces
badtjaridh— apply ointment
niktie-bealehke— evil man
leesseldh-vïnhtse— fully loaded boat
donterdidh— thunder
månnoeh— we two
gåalmege— three reindeer
buvrien-tjoevtenje— key for storage
maakenohke— male reindeer that is five and a half to six and a half years old
spaagkohke— spear staff
daan mearan— until now
gallege— how many reindeer
ov-geahpa— in disagreement
dohte— that
fuersie— waterfall
nasteme-klaahka— fire poker
smarhtje— reindeer with an unclear mark
tråvsodh— spit water or food from one's mouth
bïegkijïhtjedh— begin to blow a little (wind)
bieljie-naavlehth— ear ache
pleahtjohke— flat, level place or area
beajoe— animal den
deampa— vagina [proper word]
tjoktjesjidh— be unruly when being milked
gadtsoes— eaten with a spoon
båajhkoehtidh— explain, lay out, spell out
skåavrah— bald
snåarhtehke— knowledgeable (esp. of reindeer marks)
kraavhkedidh— belch
bueriedehtedh— make something better, improve something
najveres— bent upward with the point at the top
jåartannåelien-almetjh— human-like spirits that dwell underground
man guhkiem— how long
tjeehpes— black
åarjetje-gietjie— the southern end, southern tip
tjåagkestidh— grasp, quickly take
kråavvoeh— bent (trees, people's posture, etc.)
sverkiehtidh— become half full
sïejpehke— tail
stoerenjidtj-aalta— reindeer with large teats
gåetesne— at home
lïenghke— chain
tjektjielidh— examine tracks to determine where someone or something has gone
veassohke— poor in something
slohtedh— become wet (paths, tracks of snow in spring)
ietnetjh— stepmother and stepchildren

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