Julevsámegiella
Lule Sámi
Uralic (Saami)
Lule Sámi (julevsámegiella) is a Western Sámi language spoken on both sides of the Lule River drainage in northern Sweden (Norrbotten County, around Jokkmokk and Gällivare) and adjacent Norway (Tysfjord and Hamarøy in Nordland). The second-largest Sámi language by speakers (~2,000) but critically endangered, with little intergenerational transmission. A standard orthography (the 'common Lule' written norm) was adopted in 1983. Like other Sámi languages, it is highly synthetic with consonant gradation, dual number, and elaborate evidential and case morphology. Recognized minority language in both Sweden and Norway.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Lule Sámi
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Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Uralic (Saami)
| Meaning | Lule Sámi | Northern Sami | Skolt Sámi | Inari Sámi | Southern Sámi | Kildin Sámi | Livonian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | tjáhtje /tʃaːhtje/ | čáhci /tʃaːhtsi/ | čääʹcc /tʃæːtsʲː/ | čääci /tʃæːtsi/ | tjaetsie /tʃaeʰtsie/ | ча̄дзь /tʃaːdz/ | vež /vɛʒ/ |
| Fire | dålla /tolːa/ | dolla /tolːa/ | toll /tolː/ | tullâ /tulːɐ/ | dolle /dolːe/ | то̄лл /toːlː/ | tūl /tuːl/ |
| Sun | biejvve /pie̯jvːe/ | beaivi /peɑjvi/ | peeiʹvv /peːjvʲː/ | peivi /peivi/ | biejjie /pie̯jːie/ | пе̄ййв /peːjjv/ | pǟva /pæːva/ |
| Moon | mánno /maːnːo/ | mánnu /maːnːu/ | mään /mæːn/ | máánu /maːnu/ | aske /askə/ | ма̄нн /maːnn/ | kūʼ /kuː/ |
| Star | náste /ˈnaːste/ | násti /ˈnaːsti/ | täʹsnn /tasʲnːʲɘ/ | täsni /ˈtæsni/ | naaste /ˈnaːste/ | та̄ссьт /taːɕːt/ | tēḑ /teːdʲ/ |
| Night | idja /idjɑ/ | idja /ˈitja/ | inn /inːɐ/ | ijjâ /ijːɐ/ | jïjje /jɨjːɛ/ | ыйй /ɨjː/ | īe /iːɛ/ |
| Rain | arvve /arvːe/ | arvi /ˈɑrvi/ | âʹbrr /ɐbʲrːʲɘ/ | arve /ɑrve/ | ebrie /ebrie/ | аббьр /abːr/ | vīmõ /ˈviːmɤ/ |
| Snow | muohtta /muɔhtta/ | muohta /muohta/ | muõtt /muɔtt/ | muotâ /muotɐ/ | lopme /ˈlopme/ | вэ̄дз /veːdz/ | lum /lum/ |
| Wind | biegga /bieɡːa/ | biegga /ˈpieɡːa/ | piõgg /piɔɡː/ | pieg'gâ /pieɡːɐ/ | bïegke /ˈbie̯ɡke/ | пӣӈӈк /piːŋːk/ | tūļ /tuːlʲ/ |
| Earth | ednam /ednam/ | eana /ˈeɑna/ | jânnam /jaːnnam/ | eennâm /eːnːɐm/ | eatneme /eatnəme/ | е̄ммьне /jeːmʲːɲe/ | mō /mɔː/ |
| Stone | giergge /kierɡːe/ | geađgi /ˈkeaðki/ | ǩeäʹdǧǧ /kʲeadʲɟː/ | keđgi /keðɡi/ | gierkie /ˈɡierkie/ | ке̄ддҍк /keːdʲːkʲ/ | kivā /ˈkivɑː/ |
| Mountain | várre /vaːrːe/ | várri /ˈvaːrːi/ | vääʹrr /væːrʲː/ | vääri /ˈvæːri/ | vaerie /vaerie/ | те̄ррьм /tʲeːrːm/ | mäg /mæɡ/ |
| Sea | merra /merːa/ | mearra /ˈmeɑrːa/ | miârr /miarː/ | meerâ /ˈmeːrɐ/ | mearoe /mearoe/ | ме̄рр /meːrː/ | mer /meˀr/ |
| Mother | iedne /iedne/ | eadni /eɑdni/ | jeäʹnn /jæːnʲː/ | enni /enːi/ | tjidtjie /tʃitːʃie/ | е̄ннҍ /jeːɲː/ | jemā /jɛmaː/ |
| Father | áhttje /aːhtːje/ | áhčči /aːhtʃːi/ | eeʹǩǩ /eːkʲː/ | eeči /eːtʃi/ | aehtjie /aeʰtʃie/ | а̄джь /aːdʒʲ/ | izā /izaː/ |
| Daughter | niejdda /ˈniejdːa/ | nieida /ˈnieida/ | nijdd /nijdː/ | niei'dâ /ˈnieidɐ/ | nïejte /ˈnɨejte/ | нӣййт /ɲiːjːt/ | tidār /tidaːr/ |
| I | mån /mɔn/ | mun /mun/ | mon /mon/ | mun /mun/ | manne /ˈmanːe/ | мунн /munː/ | minā /ˈminaː/ |
| You | dån /tɔn/ | don /ˈtoːn/ | ton /ton/ | tun /tun/ | datne /ˈtatne/ | то̄нн /toːnː/ | sinā /ˈsinaː/ |
| We | mij /mij/ | mii /miː/ | mij /mij/ | mij /mij/ | mijjieh /ˈmijːiɛh/ | мыйй /mɨjː/ | mēg /mɛːɡ/ |
| Name | namma /ˈnamːa/ | namma /ˈnamma/ | nõmm /nõmː/ | nommâ /ˈnommɑ/ | nomme /ˈnomːe/ | нэ̄мм /neːmː/ | nim /nim/ |
| Person | ulmusj /ulmuʃ/ | olmmoš /ˈolmːoʃ/ | ooumaž /oːumaʒ/ | olmooš /ˈolmoːʃ/ | almetje /almetʃe/ | олмэнч /olmentʃʲ/ | rištīng /riʃtiːŋɡ/ |
| Head | oajvve /ˈoajvːe/ | oaivi /ˈoɑjvi/ | vueiʹvv /vuɛivːʲɘ/ | uáivi /uaivi/ | åejjie /oæjːiɛ/ | вуэййв /vuejːv/ | pǟ /pæː/ |
| Eye | tjalmme /tʃalmːe/ | čalbmi /tʃalpmi/ | čââlm /tʃæːlm/ | čalme /tʃalme/ | tjelmie /tʃelmie/ | ча̄лльм /tʃaːʎːm/ | sīlma /siːlma/ |
| Ear | biellje /bielːjɛ/ | beallji /ˈpeɑlʲːji/ | peʹllj /pelʲː/ | pelji /peʎi/ | bieljie /ˈpieʎie/ | пе̄лльй /peːʎːj/ | kūora /kuːɔra/ |
| Nose | njunnje /ɲunːje/ | njunni /ˈɲunːi/ | njuuʹnn /ɲuːnːʲ/ | njune /ɲune/ | njuenie /ɲuɛnie/ | нюннҍ /ɲunʲː/ | nanā /nanaː/ |
| Mouth | njálmme /ɲaːlmːe/ | njálbmi /ˈɲaːlpmi/ | njäʹlmm /ɲælʲmː/ | njälmi /ˈɲælmi/ | njaelmie /ɲaelmie/ | ня̄лльм /ɲaːlʲːm/ | sū /suː/ |
| Tooth | bádne /badnɛ/ | bátni /ˈpaːtni/ | pääʹnn /paːnːʲ/ | pääni /pæːni/ | baenie /pæːnie/ | па̄ннҍ /paːɲː/ | āmbaz /ˈɑːmbɑz/ |
| Tongue | njuovtjav /ɲuovtʃav/ | njuovčča /ˈɲuovtʃa/ | njuhččâm /ɲuxtːʃɐm/ | njuovčâ /ɲuovtʃɐ/ | njoektjeme /ɲuektʃeme/ | нюхчем /ɲuxtɕem/ | kēļ /kɛːʎ/ |
| Hand | gietta /kietːa/ | giehta /kiehta/ | ǩeätt /kʲætː/ | kietâ /kietɐ/ | gïete /kiːte/ | кӣдт /kiːdt/ | kež /kɛʒ/ |
| Foot | juolgge /jʊuɔlɡːɛ/ | juolgi /ˈjuolki/ | jueʹlǧǧ /ʝuɛlʲɟɟʝʲɘ/ | jyel'gi /jyelɡi/ | juelkie /jʉɛlkiɛ/ | ла̄бпь /laːbp/ | jālga /jɑːlɡɑ/ |
| Heart | vájmmo /vajmːo/ | váibmu /vajpmu/ | väimm /væimː/ | váimu /vaːjmu/ | vaajmoe /vaːjmoe/ | кӯттҍк /kuːtʲːk/ | sidām /sidaːm/ |
| Bone | dákte /daktɛ/ | dákti /ˈtaːkti/ | täʹhtt /tæhtʲː/ | tähti /tæhti/ | måaroe /mɔɑrɵ/ | та̄ххьт /taːxʲːt/ | lūʼ /luːʔ/ |
| Blood | varra /ˈvarːa/ | varra /ˈvarːa/ | võrr /vərː/ | vorrâ /ˈvorːɐ/ | vïrre /vɨrːe/ | вэ̄рр /veːrː/ | ver /ver/ |
| Poop | bajkka /pajkːa/ | baika /ˈpajka/ | — | poškâ /ˈpoʃkɐ/ | — | — | sitā /ˈsitaː/ |
| Love | ráhkesvuohta /raːhkesvuɔhta/ | ráhkisvuohta /raːhkisvuɔhta/ | rääʹǩǩesvuõtt /ræːkʲːesvuɘtː/ | rähisvuotâ /ræhisvuotɐ/ | gieriesvoete /ɡieriesvuəte/ | шоабпшэ /ʃoabpʃe/ | ārmaztõ /aːrmastə/ |
| Tree | muorra /muɔrːa/ | muorra /muɔrːa/ | muõrr /muɔrː/ | muorâ /muorɐ/ | moere /moːrə/ | мӯрр /muːrː/ | pū /puː/ |
| Dog | bena /pena/ | beana /peɑna/ | piânnaj /pianːaj/ | peenuv /peːnuv/ | bïenje /piːnje/ | пе̄ннэ /peːnːe/ | piņ /piɲ/ |
| Cat | kássa /kaːsːa/ | bussá /pusːa/ | kõõšš /kɵːʃː/ | kissá /kisːaː/ | gaahtoe /ɡaːhtoe/ | ко̄а̄сс /koːaːsː/ | kaš /kaʃ/ |
| Fish | guolle /ˈkuɔlːɛ/ | guolli /ˈkuɔlːi/ | kueʹll /ˈkuɛlːʲ/ | kyeli /kyeli/ | guelie /ˈkʉɛliɛ/ | кӯлль /ˈkuːʎː/ | kalā /ˈkɑlɑː/ |
| Bird | lådde /lɔtɛ/ | loddi /ˈlotːi/ | låʹdd /lɔdːʲɘ/ | lodde /ˈlodde/ | ledtie /ˈleːtie/ | лоаннҍт /loaɲːt/ | lind /lind/ |
| Butterfly | biejvvelådde /ˈbiejvːeˌlɔdːɛ/ | beaiveloddi /ˈpeɑjveˌlotːi/ | äʹllbaž /alːʲbʲɒʒ/ | piäi'vááloddááš /ˈpiæivaːˌlodːaːʃ/ | biejjielåbloe /ˈpiejːieˌlɔblʊə/ | а̄лльп /aːʎːp/ | li’bla’bbiņ /liˀblɑˀbːiɲ/ |
| Egg | manne /ˈmanːe/ | monni /ˈmonni/ | mââʹnn /mɐːnːʲɘ/ | mane /mɑne/ | munnie /ˈmʉnːiɛ/ | маннҍ /maɲː/ | munā /munaː/ |
| Bear | biernna /piɛrnːa/ | guovža /ˈkuovtʃa/ | kueʹbǯǯ /kuɛbʲddʒʲɘ/ | kuob'žâ /kuobdʒɐ/ | bïerne /ˈpiːrne/ | та̄лл /taːlː/ | okš /okʃ/ |
| Horse | vuoján /vuojaːn/ | heasta /ˈheɑsta/ | heävaš /heavaʃ/ | hiävuš /ˈhiævuʃ/ | hierkie /hierkie/ | ро̄ссь /roːɕː/ | i'bbi /ˈiˀbːi/ |
| House | viesso /viesːo/ | viessu /viesːu/ | kåʹdd /kɔdʲː/ | táálu /taːlu/ | gåetie /ɡoətie/ | пэ̄ҏҏт /peːrrt/ | kuodā /kuədaː/ |
| Milk | mielkke /ˈmielkːe/ | mielki /ˈmielki/ | mieʹlǩǩ /mielʲkʲː/ | mielkki /ˈmielkːi/ | mielhkie /ˈmielʰkie/ | ма̄ййт /maːjt/ | sēmḑa /ˈseːmdʲa/ |
| Honey | meda /ˈmeda/ | honnet /ˈhonnet/ | miõtt /miətː/ | mietâ /ˈmietɐ/ | hååneske /hoːnɛskɛ/ | мӣдт /mʲiːdt/ | mež /mɛʒ/ |
| Salt | sállte /ˈsaːltɛ/ | sálti /ˈsaːlti/ | säʹltt /sælʲtː/ | sältti /ˈsæltːi/ | saelhtie /saelʰtie/ | сӯлль /suːʎː/ | sūoļ /suoːlʲ/ |
| Chocolate | sjokoláda /ˈʃokolaːda/ | šuhkoláda /ˈʃuhkolaːda/ | čokklad /tʃokːlad/ | suklaa /ˈsuklaː/ | — | — | — |
| Iron | ruovdde /ˈruɔvdːe/ | ruovdi /ˈruɔvdi/ | ruʹvdd /ruvdː/ | ryevdi /ryevdi/ | ruevtie /ˈruevtie/ | рӯввьт /ruːvʲt/ | rōda /ˈroːdɑ/ |
| Wheel | juvlla /ˈjuvlːa/ | juvla /ˈjuvla/ | kååʹlez /kɔːlʲez/ | jorree /ˈjorːeː/ | jårrehtse /ˈjorːehtse/ | коалес /koales/ | kȭr /kɤːr/ |
| Silk | silkki /silkːi/ | silki /ˈsilki/ | šolkk /ʃolkː/ | silkke /ˈsilkːe/ | silhke /silʰke/ | цуӆӆк /tsuɬːk/ | zīḑõz /ˈziːɟəz/ |
| Book | girjje /kirjːe/ | girji /ˈkirji/ | ǩeʹrjj /kʲerjː/ | kirje /ˈkirje/ | gærja /ɡærja/ | кыррьй /kɨrʲːj/ | rǭntõz /ˈrɔːntəz/ |
| Eat | bårråt /porːot/ | borrat /porːat/ | poorrâd /porːad/ | purrâđ /purːɐð/ | byöpmedidh /pyœpmedih/ | по̄ррэ /poːrːe/ | sīedõ /siːədə/ |
| Drink | juhkat /juhkat/ | juhkat /juhkat/ | juukkâd /juːkːad/ | juuhâđ /juːhɐð/ | jovkedh /jovkəh/ | югкэ /juɡke/ | jūodõ /juːədə/ |
| Sleep | oadet /oadet/ | oađđit /ˈoaðːit/ | vuâđđed /vuaðːed/ | uáđđiđ /uaðːið/ | åeredh /oɛrəh/ | вуэдтӭ /vuedte/ | maggõ /mɑɡːə/ |
| One | aktan /aktan/ | okta /okta/ | õhtt /ɵhtː/ | ohtâ /ohtɐ/ | akte /aktə/ | э̄ххт /eːxːt/ | ikš /ikʃ/ |
| Two | guokta /ˈkuoktɑ/ | guokte /ˈkuokte/ | kuõʹhtt /kuõhtː/ | kyehti /kyehti/ | göökte /ˈkøːkte/ | кӯххт /kuːxːt/ | kakš /kakʃ/ |
| Three | golmma /ˈkolmːa/ | golbma /ˈkolpma/ | koumm /ˈkoumː/ | kulmâ /ˈkulmɐ/ | golme /ˈkolme/ | ко̄ллм /koːlːm/ | kuolm /ˈkuolm/ |
| Four | niellja /ˈɲielːja/ | njeallje /ˈɲealːje/ | nellj /ˈnieʎː/ | nelji /neʎi/ | nieljie /ˈɲieljie/ | не̄лльй /ɲeːʎːj/ | nēļa /ˈneːlʲa/ |
| Five | vihtta /vihta/ | vihtta /ˈvihtːa/ | vitt /vitː/ | vittâ /vitːɐ/ | vïjhte /vʲihte/ | выдт /vɨdt/ | vīž /viːʒ/ |
| Hundred | tjuohte /ˈtʃuohte/ | čuođi /ˈtʃuoði/ | čuâđ /tʃuaʰtʲ/ | čyeti /tʃyeti/ | tjuetie /ˈtʃuetie/ | чӯдтҍ /tʃuːdtʲ/ | sadā /ˈsadaː/ |
| Hello | buoris /puɔris/ | bures /ˈpuːres/ | tiõrv /tiɵrv/ | tiervâ /tierva/ | buerie biejjie /puerie pie̯jːie/ | тиерв /tʲierv/ | tervīst /tɛrviːst/ |
| Thank you | gijttuo /kijtːuɔ/ | giitu /kiːtu/ | späʹsseb /spæsʲːeb/ | takkâ /takːɐ/ | gæjhtoe /kæjhtoe/ | пасьпе /pasʲpe/ | tienū /tiɛnuː/ |
| Good | buorre /puɔrːe/ | buorre /puɔrːe/ | šiõǥǥ /ʃiɵɣː/ | pyeri /pyeri/ | hijven /hijven/ | шӣгг /ʃiːɡː/ | jõvā /jəvaː/ |
| New | ådås /ˈɔdɔs/ | ođas /ˈoðas/ | oođâs /oːðɐs/ | uuđâs /uːðɐs/ | orre /orːe/ | о̄дт /oːdt/ | ūž /uːʒ/ |
| Red | ruoppsat /rʊɔpːsɑt/ | ruoksat /ˈruoksat/ | ruõpssâd /ruəpsːɐd/ | ruop'sâd /ruopsɐd/ | rööpses /ˈrøːpses/ | рӯппсесь /ruːpːɕeɕ/ | punni /ˈpunːi/ |
| White | vielggat /viɛlɡːɑt/ | vielgat /ˈvielɡat/ | viõlggâd /viəlɡːɐd/ | vielgâd /vielɡɐd/ | veelkes /ˈʋeːlkes/ | вӣллькесь /viːʎːkeɕ/ | vālda /ˈvaːlda/ |
| Black | tjáhppat /tʃaːhpːat/ | čáhppat /ˈtʃaːhpːat/ | čappâd /tʃapːɐd/ | čappâd /ˈtʃapːɐd/ | tjeehpes /ˈtʃeːhpes/ | чо̄а̄хпесь /tʃoːaːxpeɕ/ | mustā /ˈmustaː/ |
| Green | ruodnat /ruɔdnɑt/ | ruonas /ˈruonas/ | ruõnâs /ruənɐs/ | ruánáá /ˈruanaː/ | kroenes /kruenes/ | руэнн /ruenː/ | ǭļaz /ˈoːʎaz/ |
| Blue | alek /ˈalek/ | alit /ˈalit/ | ââʹliǩ /ˈɐːlʲic/ | čuov'jâd /ˈtʃuovjɐd/ | plaave /ˈpʰlaːve/ | алехь /ˈaʎeç/ | siņņi /ˈsiɲːi/ |
| Cuckoo | giehka /ˈkie̯hka/ | giehka /ˈkie̯hka/ | ǩiõkk /ˈkʲiɔkː/ | kiehâ /ˈkie̯hɐ/ | gïeke /ˈɡie̯ke/ | кӣгк /kiːɡk/ | kēg /keːɡ/ |
| Tea | tiedja /tie̯dja/ | deadja /ˈteɑtja/ | čee /tʃeː/ | teejâ /teːjɐ/ | — | ча̄йй /tʃaːjː/ | tēj /teːj/ |
| Coffee | káffa /kaːfːa/ | gáffe /ˈkaːfːe/ | kaaʹff /kaːfʲː/ | kähvi /kæhvi/ | kaaffe /ˈkaːfːe/ | кофе /kofʲe/ | kaffe /ˈkafːe/ |
| Sugar | såhkår /sohkor/ | sohkar /ˈsohkar/ | säähhar /sæːhːar/ | sukkâr /sukːɐr/ | dïjnehke /dɨjneʰke/ | са̄хар /saːxar/ | tsukkõr /ˈtsukːɤr/ |
| Orange | appelsijnna /ˈapːelsijnːa/ | appelsiidna /ˈapːelsiːdna/ | appelsiin /apːelsiːn/ | appelsiin /ˈapːelsiːn/ | appelsijne /ˈapːelsijne/ | — | appõlsin /ˈapːəlsin/ |
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