Vocabulary

aavis newspaper

ahe age

algâ beginning, start

alge ###poika

almai man

avdo car

Avveel Ivalo

ákku grandmother

bussi bus

cuábui frog

cuáŋuimáánu April

čohčâmáánu September

čiččâd seventh

čiččâm seven

čohčâ fall, autumn

čohčuv in the fall, in fall, in the autumn, in autumn

čokkáđ to sit

čuovjâd blue

čyeđe one hundred

čäälliđ to write

eeči father

eehid evening

ellee animal

enni mother

fiskâd yellow

fiskâđ to appear yellow, to look yellow

hiävuš horse

ihe year

iiđeed morning

iilvâs lynx (Lynx lynx)

ijjâ night

itten tomorrow

ivne color(AmE), colour (BrE)

já and

jieht yesterday

juovlâmáánu December

juuhâđ to drink

kaavpug city

kaiccâ goat

kalle? how many?

kandâ (syn. pärni) boy

kappeer cap; hat

káávcád eighth

kálgu wife

keesi summer

keessiv in the summer, in summer

kesimáánu June

ketki wolverine (Gulo gulo)

kiđđâ spring (season)

kiđđuv in the spring, in spring

kii? who?

kiilu kilogram, kilo

kilomeetter kilometer (AmE), kilometre (BrE)

kirdemmaašin airplane, aeroplane, plane

kirje book; letter

kirkko church

kissá cat

ko when

koskokko Wednesday

kost? where at?, where?; from where?

kove picture; photograph

kuálmâd third

kuálmádâs one-third

kukkodâh height; length

kulmâ three

kuobžâ bear

kuovâmáánu February

kussâ cow

kuttâ six

kuuđâd sixth

kuus? to where?, whither?

kyehti two

kyehtlov twenty

kyeli fish

kälbi calf (animal)

käähvi coffee

käällis husband

kääni chicken, hen

käärbis boat

käävci eight

lavkkâ bag, satchel

lávârdâh Saturday

leđe to be

leibi bread

litter liter (AmE), litre (BrE)

lodde bird

loppâ end, finish

love ten

lovváád tenth

luuhâd to count; to read

luuvdá broom

lyeme cloudberry

lääbis lamb; lambkin; yeanling

maggaar? what kind of?

mainâstiđ to tell

majebargâ Tuesday

manje daughter-in-law

mánuppaje month

mááláđ to paint

meendu a great deal, a lot, quite, rather

meeter meter (AmE), metre (BrE)

mielkki milk

mii? what?

miljovn one million

mittediđ to measure

moonâđ to go

moottorkiälkká snowmobile

mun I

muorâ tree

mutâ but

muu mine; my

myerji berry

nabai? and what about?

neeti pine marten (Martes martes)

nelji four

niäljád fourth

niäljádâs one-fourth

nieidâ girl

nissoon woman

njaalâ Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus)

njuámmil hare

njuhčâmáánu March

nommâ name

nubbe second

nuorâ young

nuorukkâš heifer

ohtâ one

ohtânubaloh eleven

okko week

olgon outside

olgos to outside

onne today

oovcád ninth

oovce nine

oovdebpeivvi the day before yesterday

opâtteijee teacher

paijeelittáá the day after tomorrow

pappâ priest, preacher, reverend

pasepeivi Sunday

pâârnâš child

peeli half

peenuv dog, canine

peivi day

pevdi table

piärgu meat

piätu wild animal, wild beast

pirrâmpeividay, calendar day (the whole 24-hour period)

porgâđ to work

porgemáánu August

potás potato

puáris old

puásui reindeer

puáttiđ to come

puoidâ ermine (Mustela erminea); stoat (keessiv)

purâdiđ to eat

purjâskäärbis sailboat

purrâmâš food

pyerá bicycle

pärni (syn. kandâ) boy

rammaâ gram

ráámmát Bible

reknistiđ to count

riemnjis fox (Vulpes vulpes)

ristâ cross

roovvâdmáánu October

ruánáá green

rupsâd red

ryeksi udder

ryevdirađe railroad

rähistiđ to love

rähisvuotâ love (n.)

räähis love, dear (adj.)

savzâ sheep

sárguđ to draw

sentti centimeter (AmE), centimetre (BrE)

sevŋâd dark

skammâmáánu November

siisâ to inside

siste inside

sorvâ elk; moose

styeres big, large

sukkâr sugar

sun he; she

suoivâ shadow

suu his; hers

syeinimáánu July

sääni word

sältti salt

säplig mouse

šahe pig, hog; swine

šalde bridge

škovlâ school

taa here

taaijuv this year

tažâlig lizard

teejâ tea

tiäddu weight

tijmâ last year

tuhháát one thousand

tun you (2.sg.)

tuorâstâh Thursday

tupe ###tupa

tuu your; yours (2.sg.)

tälvi winter

tälviv in the winter, in winter

täst here

tääl now

uábbi sister

uáksi branch

uárree squirrel

ucce small

uđđâivemáánu January

uksâ door

vástuppeivi Friday

vâi or

verdidiđ to compare

vest again, one more time

viekkiđ to weigh (trans.)

vielpis puppy

vierccâ ram

viiđâd fifth

viljâ brother

vittâ five

vivvâ son-in-law

vuáksá bull

vuorâsolmooš adult

vuoppâ father-in-law

vuossargâ Monday

vuossâmuš first

vyene mother-in-law

vyesimáánu May

västidiđ to answer

äijih grandfather