Entries | Southern Sámi Living Dictionary

Entries

lissiehtidh— add more
bårrestidh— chew a little
jïjje— night
gellien fierhtien tjuekie— multiple layers of ice
vuarteds-gujne— very pregnant person
jarrestalledh— dance
saejrieridh— hurt
isveligke— scary
nujkiestidh— buzz (mosquito)
tjårhtoe— mountaintop(f)
råassjodh— burn and ruin leather
væjsastalledh— be clever or smart, speak cleverly or intelligently
faelhkie— marital engagement
slïntje-pluevie— flat bog with reeds
fïerhne— every
låvnes-biejjie— sunrise
slærra— sled
gedtijh— kill
gaalja— place where reindeer stay
giltedh— look beautiful from afar
nuvledh— tenderize summer shoes with a rod or stick
sïemhpe— weak (thread, twine)
viesjiehtåbpoe— weaker
sleajhpe— smooth, slippery
joksedidh— fasten skis, put on skis
novvedh— burn heavily (large fire)
ööhpehtidh— interpret, declare the word of God
haarme— coating on the inside of a reindeer's belly
njoektjelen— over
gilmedehtedh— let become cold
skråavva-tsegkie— bundle of bits for reindeer
vuerpediemie— brother-in-law (husband's older sister's or older cousin's husband)
gaamese— foot fur (esp. reindeer)
mietene-guelie— spawner
ståehtjie— elk
gåajvoe— snow shovel
syjhtjege— rime
bankas— swollen
miehtjiedidh— put something away
tjïeglesidh— drink
vaajaldidh— forget
gadtere— set, group of marrowbones
avtesne— ahead (direction, e.g., on path)
smealnjiedidh— taste salted or salty
kraavkestidh— belch
bijpele— Bible
kööhkedh— cook
mïerhkh tjoehpedh— cut reindeer markings
dapkerehtijh— tighten a seam
tjahkes-sijjie— seat
eagere— owner
seajka— smooth (hide, pelt)
johte-jaepie— year of an epidemic
gåarahtipth— unsewn
hierkeske— group of male reindeer
fellie— simpleton
geavodh— mate (reindeer)
oksehke— tent door (esp. made from pelt or fur)
rïevte— spring grazing
taksa— bitch (dog)
båtnahtalledh— become spun
seadtoehtidh— calm someone
gæjhtjalimmie— back part of the lower jaw
bårhvije— mossy [predicative]
gubpelde— from where
voekesjidh— be able to believe something
smærja— forge
tjuvve— thief
morhteske-pluevie— bog with black, unvegetated mud
kraavhkesjidh— belch
nåhkedidh— decrease in size, shrink
bååresihks— land where one gets lost without being able to move forward
åelkies-bielie— right side
haanodh— ask
gutnedidh— continue scouting out
kraanskodh— examine
gaskebiejjie-beapmoeh— lunch
jokse— foot strap on ski
åvtes-juelkie— front foot
våaloe— testicle
nahkerommes— sleepiest
baajhtaldalledh— be driven (herd)
garre— hard
nieljie— four
myvhkedehtedh— soften something
ebrien-gïerenasse— rainbow
dov— your [singular]
tjuatseldh— snowy weather
fearra— devil
ruata-buejtie— fat around the penis (reindeer or bear)
jalkedehtedh— smooth out, file, grind down
lahtestidh— call somebody something, or by name
morhte-saajse— bog or pit with black, loose soil where nothing grows
vïekesjidh— weigh something
restiedidh— drive a herd over or across something
geerrehtidh— spread something out
faagkadidh— grab
vissjie— hatred
såångedidh— court someone
stoere-nymme— thousand
åadtja— flesh
tjovtjehke— any finger other than the thumb; any toe other than the big toe
bïhkedimmie— instruction, education, teaching
moentedidh— guess an answer
gïetseldahke— belt or something attached to one
leasjoe— tarn, small mountain lake
bist— again (in a question)
abpere— edge, shore
joevjemdalledh— eat lichen off a tree
tjåejjie— stomach
gahka— distance
-jahtjedh— verb ending used to indicate an action is beginning
vyskes— yellow yarn
aatja— thunder
straanjedh— scratch
krïenghken-nuelie— back of the knee
haalvedh— master
saedtie-gaedtie— sandy shore
gïethbieles-almetje— one-handed person
baenie— knife blade
veahkesadtedh— help each other
såehpele— elk calf
dulmie-giedtie— enclosure trampled and dirtied by reindeer
såålnehtje jïjje— dewy night
-gih— suffix particle emphasizing negation
geevijh— herd reindeer in one direction to a location for a while without grazing
jiegkenidh— start to become warm
jollehke— half done (woodwork)
suejnie-tjuahpa— place where hay is harvested
vuasta-deajvoe— mold for making cheese
tjoekedidh— hide
lovrenje— leather or bark coating on a komse
mojvenidh— become cloudy, murky
skælhtere— barelegged, naked (esp. in morning before getting dressed)
slåahtjan— skinny, worn out (reindeer)
klahtja— gorge
skeajmestidh— miss with gun, lasso, etc.
njaelkies-laakan— pleasantly
naemhtems— such
tuvnehtalledh— be beaten up
vijriedidh— widen
vïegke— wall
söörkedh— branch out
sleekesåbpoe— handier, more deft, more skilled
moeride meatesth tsagkedh— lay the firewood along the length of something
dæljah— big and fat (reindeer)
goerehtehtedh— examine, inspect
aereds-låvne— dawn
Aejlies-Voejkene— the Holy Spirit
hååjsehtallijh— collapse from exhaustion
njamkedh— stick together, be stuck together
kraessije-pluevie— bog where a lot of grass grows
faadta— tinder
leaka— small valley, depression in the landscape
tjiermien-buejtie— suet
gïltehke— glistening, shiny
plidtje— (small) boy
dïere— with the intent to do something
goglenasse— nausea
rapkelidh— scare
veasodh— live, be alive
sjisjnjeli— under
låvletje-bielie— eastern side
jalkede— flat, smooth [predicative]
tjohkehts— hungry
vaaljodh— become sparse
vijne— brandy
aadtjen— recently
biestedh— lose or release something, let something get away
viskes— yellow
dorsegidh— become thicker due to crimping
dah guaktah— the two
soptsestidh— speak
vaatove— sample, a taste of something
baavlese— corona
gïjmedh— be in heat
ohtje-sjædtoe— of small stature
gåtnarassje— scout
dervie-kåahpe— cup for tar
snjurhtjie— high mountaintop(f)
vuasehke— audacious
mårhtjah— crimped
vïengkere-gæjsa— saddle basket with a simple design or construction
våatjodh— trickle (esp. fat when cooking meat)
tsehkie— head
spïere— owner's mark
utnedh— use
gæhtsasjidh— hang
negkedh— have sex
staampardehtijh— numb
tjoenehke leagkese— the lightning flashes
åvtesne— ahead (direction, e.g., on path)
påavran— jam-packed, fully stuffed
dearodh— stick something with adhesive
habjoen— apathetic (animal, due to illness)
laejhteme— reprimand
dueljiem seajka vïtnehtidh— stretch out the hide so it becomes smooth
biejstedh— destroy
gåatome-daelvie— winter with good grazing
oksen-såalka— doorstop (esp. stone)

→