Visa & Immigration

1. Mus lea visum

   I have a visa

   Usage

   To say at immigration or an office that you hold a visa

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. There is no verb "to have"; possession is Mus lea …. Visum is a loanword used in this form. For two speakers use the dual moai, for three or more mii, and the verb changes too (only the singular is given here)

2. Mus ii leat visum

   I do not have a visa

   Usage

   To say at an office that you do not hold a visa

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. "I do not have" is Mus ii leat …: the negative verb ii is followed by leat in its connegative form. For two speakers use the dual moai, for three or more mii, and the verb changes too (only the singular is given here)

3. Mus lea bargolohpi

   I have a work permit

   Usage

   To say you hold a work permit

   Grammar Note

   Composed sentence from known words and a known pattern. Possession is Mus lea …. Bargolohpi is a compound of bargu "work" and lohpi "permit". For two speakers use the dual moai, for three or more mii, and the verb changes too (only the singular is given here)

4. visum

   Visa

   Usage

   Word to show an official when talking about a visa

   Grammar Note

   Noun. A loanword, matching Norwegian visum and Finnish viisumi

5. dokumeanta

   Document

   Usage

   Word for asking about or showing documents

   Grammar Note

   Noun. A loanword adapted to Sami spelling

6. skovvi

   Form

   Usage

   Word to point to when asking for a form to fill in

   Grammar Note

   Noun. Norwegian dictionaries gloss it as skjema or blankett

7. ohcan

   Application

   Usage

   Word for talking about an application for a visa or permit

   Grammar Note

   Noun. The related ohcamuš also means "application". Ohcan can also mean "searching"

8. bargolohpi

   Work permit

   Usage

   Word to show when talking about a work permit

   Grammar Note

   Noun. A compound of bargu "work" and lohpi "permit"

9. rádji

   Border

   Usage

   Word for border crossings; the Sami homeland spans four countries

   Grammar Note

   Noun. Used here in the general sense of a national border

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