jietnadit

From jietna +‎ -dit

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈjie̯tnaðih(t)/

jietnadit

1. to make noise
   • 1993, Inger Haldis Halvari, Knut Tore Sætre, Suonjar‎^[1], page 17:

     Gullen du boahtimin gaskaija, muhto in nagadan leahkkut čalmmiidan, ja inge sáhttán jietnadit.

     I heard you coming at midnight, but I wasn't able to open my eyes, nor could I make a sound.

   • 1995, Harald O. Lindbach, Gáttiin ja meara nalde‎^[2], page 84:

     Dallánaga go Bihtoš jietnadii de goddeeallu jávkkai.

     Immediately when Bihtoš made a sound, the wild reindeer herd disappeared.

   • 1998, Nils Johan Klemetsen, Mii‎^[3], quoted in Eatnigiella: Fáddágirji 3, page 61:

     Mii eat oaččo lobi, / mii eat galgga jietnadit. / Mii eat galgga čállit, / mii galgat oađđit.

     We are not allowed, / we shall not make noise. / We shall not write, / we shall sleep.

2. to say, utter, articulate
   • 1989, Kari Lisbeth Bals, “Aborta”, in Speadjalat : divttat ja novellat : Guovdageainnu nuoraidskuvlla nuorat 1988‎^[4], page 94:

     Máhte áhčci ^{[sic – meaning áhčči]} gal ii jietnadan stuorrát.

     Máhte's father didn't really say a lot.

   • 1992 June 5, Anita Guttorm, “Nissonat čihket illásteami: - Olbmát, morihehket veahkkin!”, in Sámi Áigi‎^[5], page 16:

     Illásteami soaittášii hehttet, juos olmmáiolbmot jietnadivčče go oidnet illásteami.

     Maybe assault could be prevented if men were to say when they see assault.

   • 2019 April 16, Eilif Andreas Aslaksen, Marie Elise Nystad, “Giellagižžu Kárášjogas bárustii gitta Lulli-Afrihkái”, in Inger-Marie Oskal, transl., NRK Sápmi‎^[6]:

     Ieš gal ii jietnat maidege. Čohkká ja guldala.

     He himself says nothing. He sits and listens.

3. to pronounce
   • 1986, Per Stefan Labba, Aage Solbakk, Veikko Holmberg, edited by Tor Magne Berg, Sámás 2‎^[7], page 31:

     Muitte ahte ovttaidlogu 3. persovnna loahpas lea -i mii jietnaduvvo /j/:

     Remember that singular 3rd person at the end is -i, which is pronounced /j/:

   • 1997 August 15, Rauna Kuokkanen, “Inkkaid dološ váldegoddi”, in Min Áigi‎^[8], page 8:

     Inkaid gielas Titicarca máksá puma-geađgi, muhto spánskkalaččat eai máhttán jietnadit sáni albmáláhkai ja ná das šattai Titicaca.

     In the Incan language, Titicarca means puma-rock, but the Spaniards could not pronounce the word properly, and that's how Titicaca came about.

   • 2016 December 31, Carl-Gøran Larsson, Tor Even Mathisen, “Go Kurage deaivvai sápmelaččaid – de mearridii oahppat sámegiela”, in NRK Sápmi‎^[9]:

     Jus hálat hui olu dárogiela, de lea veháš váttis jietnadit jápanagiela sániid, [...]

     If you speak a lot of Norwegian, then it is a bit difficult to pronounce Japanese words, [...]

• jietnadeapmi (“pronunciation”)