tjïelte

Southern Sami

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Sami gielda, Inari Sami kieldâ and Lule Sami čelltē.

Noun

tjïelte

  1. municipality
    Ååren tjïelte ― Åre municipality

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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