jiekŋaguovža

jiekŋa (“ice”) +‎ guovža (“bear”), literally, “ice bear”.

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈjie̯tɲaˌkuo̯vːt͡ʃa/

jiekŋaguovža

1. polar bear; Ursus maritimus
   • 1986 May 29, Eilif Aslaken, “Jiekŋaguovža Várjjagis”, in Sámi Áigi, volume 8, number 37, page 8:

     Mannan lávvardaga oidne moanat olbmot jiekŋaguovžža vuodjamin Várjjatvuonas.

     Last Saturday, a group of people saw a polar bear swimming in the Varangerfjord.

   • 1997, Vesa Guttorm, Nils Ole Gaup, Jan Freddy Skoglund, transl., Árktisa nuoskun: Árktisa birasdili čilgehus, Oslo: Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme, translation of Arctic Pollution Issues: A State of the Arctic Environment Report, →ISBN, page 90:

     Jiekŋaguovžžaid kloridánadásit čájehit njunušárvvuid Kanada Hudsonvuona lullinuortaguovlluin, gos leat maid alimus DDE- ja dieldriidnadásit.

     [original: The levels of chlordane in polar bears show a peak in southeastern Hudson Bay in Canada, which also has the highest DDE and dieldrin levels.]

   • 2023 August 11, “Sávvira geasseskuvla: Nelgon jiekŋaguovžžat”, in Ávvir, volume 16, number 148, page 15:

     Dáđibahábut lea šaddan váddasit ja váddasit jiekŋaguovžžaide bivdit juorjjuid, go Árktisis suddá jiekŋa.

     Unfortunately, it has become harder and harder for polar bears to hunt seals as the ice in the Arctic melts.