Nature & Outdoors

1. Guovssahas livžžoda almmis

   The northern lights flicker in the sky

   Usage

   A sentence for describing the northern lights in the night sky

   Grammar Note

   The plural guovssahasat also occurs. The locative ending -s means "in, at"

2. Háliidan oaidnit guovssahasaid

   I would like to see the northern lights

   Usage

   Express a wish to see the northern lights

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The pattern Háliidan + infinitive, as in Háliidan vuolgit. The accusative plural ends in -id

3. gaskaijabeaivváš

   Midnight sun

   Usage

   Names the summer phenomenon in the far north where the sun does not set

   Grammar Note

   Noun in the nominative singular. North Sami has no articles or grammatical gender. A compound of gaskaidja "midnight" and beaivváš "sun"; the first part takes the form gaskaija-

4. Lea go dát álbmotmeahcci?

   Is this a national park?

   Usage

   Asks whether the area you are in is a national park

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The same pattern as Lea go dat nuvttá? Álbmotmeahcci is a compound of álbmot "people, nation" and meahcci "wilderness"

5. Sáhtán go dáppe guolástit?

   Can I fish here?

   Usage

   Asks whether fishing is allowed at a lake or river

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. The pattern Sáhtán go + infinitive. Guolástit "to fish" is related to guolli "fish"

6. Sáhttá go dáppe vuodjat?

   Can one swim here?

   Usage

   Asks whether swimming is possible at a lake or river

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. An impersonal "is it possible to …" question. Vuodjat "to swim" is a different verb from vuodjit "to drive a vehicle"; do not mix them up

7. jávri

   Lake

   Usage

   Names a lake; it is also common inside place names

   Grammar Note

   Noun in the nominative singular. North Sami has no articles or grammatical gender

8. várri

   Mountain

   Usage

   Names a mountain or fell; common in place names

   Grammar Note

   Noun in the nominative singular. North Sami has no articles or grammatical gender. The same form also means "advice"

9. johka

   River

   Usage

   Names a river or stream

   Grammar Note

   Noun in the nominative singular. North Sami has no articles or grammatical gender

10. mearra

    Sea

    Usage

    Names the sea

    Grammar Note

    Noun in the nominative singular. North Sami has no articles or grammatical gender

11. muohta

    Snow

    Usage

    Names snow

    Grammar Note

    Noun in the nominative singular. North Sami has no articles or grammatical gender

12. loddi

    Bird

    Usage

    Names a bird

    Grammar Note

    Noun in the nominative singular. North Sami has no articles or grammatical gender

13. vuovdi

    Forest

    Usage

    Names a forest

    Grammar Note

    Noun in the nominative singular. North Sami has no articles or grammatical gender. The same form also means "seller"; context tells them apart

14. meahcci

    Wilderness

    Usage

    Names open country away from settlements, the wild outdoors

    Grammar Note

    Noun in the nominative singular. North Sami has no articles or grammatical gender

15. muorji

    Berry

    Usage

    Names berries such as those picked in the wild

    Grammar Note

    Noun in the nominative singular. North Sami has no articles or grammatical gender

16. luondu

    Nature

    Usage

    Names nature, the natural world

    Grammar Note

    Noun in the nominative singular. North Sami has no articles or grammatical gender. It also means "character, quality"

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