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laehkiehtehtedh— wean
voerhtje— raven (<i>Corvus corax</i>)
baedtedh— dam up
aadtjegh— recent
rååte— root
haadtjoe— casting ladle
kåahke— chef
vïetjeldidh— lurch
nårpa— reindeer nose botfly (<i>Cephenemyia trompe</i>)
dåeries-vuejeme— crossbeam
smealoeh— damaged (on edge, such as a ski)
nænnoes— solid, stable
rïesedh— decorate objects
boelehtjadtedh— burn oneself
tsaekedh— place something
tjurhkedh— strike with a hatchet
daelvie-dogkese— winter supplies, rations
siegkies-gietjie— the thinner end of an object
skåerrie-snarrestahke— leather drawstring or band for tightening pants
njïjhte— fat around the stomach (esp. reindeer)
tjïelkedh— become clear (liquid)
baaltelen— past
jorkesestijh— change mood suddenly (esp. dog)
lopme-vetsmie— fresh snow
mojjesidh— keep smiling
speahkodh— slap with hand
suelien— secretly
bietsien-byjje— hard conifer wood containing tar
aevsie— horn (esp. a large one)
tjïvkedh— illuminate
soen'-åadtja— filet from side or back of reindeer
muvhtie— some [-one, -thing, quantity]
pleajma— flower
bualajahtedh— ignite
sonterh— against
geahtjijh— look
jalkemdehtijh— smooth out, file, grind down
klomhpedh— weather with snow that sticks
juvsedh— fart
buertie-bealeste— from the table
dæljoedehtedh— fatten up reindeer
böövsijh— set water in motion (wind)
kaeffie— coffee
tjïjhtjeden aejkien— seventh time
råape— uneven landscape with mountains and small valleys
sïejph— fish or bird tail
-apth— -less (suffix to indicate lack of something)
beapmoe-buala— mouthful of food
plaavedh— turn blue (e.g., an injured body part)
bissie-bearka— heart
tjuatsaldahke— snowy weather
elkiedidh— be sick, sore, hurt
ruetskiehtidh— creak (joint)
mannasinie— why
nærhtodh— forbid
gïete-bielie— one-handed person
vajmedh— whine and complain
skïelpesidh— tremble
jïjjedovvedh— become night
bansjedh— eat, tear apart (dog)
sjaavnjoehtidh— desire, wish for
guaktanidh— give birth
iehkeds-raknge— slightly better weather on the evening after a storm
aares— early
reehkedh— blow the snow off the ground (wind)
seamma— just as
smaare-gïele— dialect
bïhte— vagina
vöörhkemes beapmoe— food to be stored
seedtesovvedh— be sent
tjohkehtovvedh— become emaciated
lovves-masten— slightly wet [predicative]
gihtsies— short-haired (fur)
jöömmetje— twin
klihtege tjahke— mountain with many ledges
deava— hill
veasohks— stays somewhere
snaarhtehke— knowledgeable (esp. of reindeer marks)
lyjhkedidh— love one another
daelvie-maanoe— December
smaahke— taste
åarjede— from the south
tjïektjesth— brandy
heeselidh— quickly scatter something; scatter animals or people by chasing, esp. predators pursuing prey)
giehpiemdidh— reduce
skællan— sitting with feet outstretched
gåaroelidh— burn and stick to the pan or bottom of pot
siegkies— skinny
nållagovvedh— be fooled
gååjhkedidh— trickle
fræjjere— suitor
geevtedh— incite
gamhka— large louse
boevnjehke— withered and yellow
haekie— rubbish that sticks to clothing
birrehtidh— ask politely
naljah— hornless (reindeer that has shed or lost its antlers)
baajnedh— steep
noerhtene— in the north
kroonehke— green, something green
gaerie— barrel
slïepkelidh— alleviate (pain)
vesties-ligke hopsoe— (it) smells bad
geenijh— clear up (weather)
goejedadtedh— peel the bark off a tree
beahtahtalledh— be tricked, deceived
kraatjvedh— demand, extort
dyölhke— log kept by a door as a doorstop
såårkestallijh— play the game munke
gåajka— toward
tjabredh— work on something strenuous
lijhkie-gaeptie— under layer of gapta
johke-beala— riverbank
baarhkoen-lïeme— decoction made from tree bark
balvedidh— become overcast
byösse— foot strap on ski
gurredh— knit (e.g., stockings)
ståeltjie— bottle
bastestehtedh— clamp
maatsedh— crack, split
vijre— game (animals for hunting)
tjåamahtasse— shoulder (of animal)
harra-guelie— male fish
pryjjedh— tend to something or someone
sluntje— stagnant pool
ståatjedh— spawn
vuelie-stuhtje— bottom piece
nymmere— intestines
amhkedh-vearelde— dark and overcast sky
johken-njåålmehts— mouth of a river
meatjijh— crack, snap
nïetkijh— grasp aggressively
baajhtaldalledh— be chased away
snovregåetedh— begin to snore
guhkies skaavtja— snout hair on dog
gaajnoeladtje— non-Saami farmer
lopme-sliehtie— sleet
ålmaj— man
dyjnese— fine sugar
goedtelidh— carry something multiple times
såalnodh— be dewy
laahkehts-mielhkie— thick milk left in a reindeer's udder in autumn when the calves are no longer suckling
geasan— until the summer
muerhkies-laakan— slowly, sluggishly
noerhteldh-vearelde— northern wind
baahtjege— animal heart
voelkehtidh— take something away on a trip
buerie-sjugniedidh— bless
nubpie-aehtjie— stepfather
struerkiestidh— be afraid
kreeptjedidh— cling tightly to something
geesjegs— cursed, accursed, damned
mïetskes— rotten [predicative]
mænnja— daughter-in-law
skohtele— useless person, good for nothing (esp. at herding)
barhkanidh— fall off (a burden one is carrying)
vuepsie— distance between thumb and index finger
båarkedh-giesie— summer with dry weather, drought
njaakedihks— tends to steal things
kriedtjie— sugar
speata— small group of reindeer
mïevhke— soft
buvmie— strap on a halter tied below the reindeer's neck if the halter is too tight
tjelmie-måara— bone around the eye
skuvle-vaarjoeh— school clothes
tjaetsie-lihtie— water bucket
gaahtesadtedh— take care of oneself
jurrie— the thick flesh lining the diaphragm where the esophagus passes through
noerhte-almetje— northerner
deadijh— coat with fat
stompeldidh— stumble
naan— some [-one, -thing, quantity]
gupmiehtidh— knock something over
tjiermieh— kidney with fat on it
værtas-bïegke— strong wind, storm
svarkeldahke— snack
saakoe— saw
jaemiehtidh— cause one to die (e.g., illness)
liemkiehtidh— become mild (weather)
heelsege— greeting
moentedadtedh— guess an answer
njåatsoehtidh— spread over oneself (e.g., blanket)
hovde— leather
juhtijh— nomads
skealpoe— swing (e.g., on playground; swinging seat)
jåvli mænngan— after Christmas
lïhkemes— nearest
saajsa— bog one cannot walk on
dïpmijahtjedh— thunder
bæhta— bit
lotnedidh— exchange with someone
galhpoeh— unable to speak clearly
goerve— sausage
haelieridh— covet; crave
sjalhke— winter path, path tread in the snow
garmeldidh— brag
buarjoeh— unforested
åeksehts— branchless
suehpede— May
svilkestidh— tremble

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