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Northern Sami
Etymology
jievjjas (“bright”) + skuolfi (“owl”)
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈjie̯vːjasˌkuo̯lːfiː/
Noun
jievjaskuolfi
- the snowy owl; Bubo scandiacus
Bjørn Frantzen, Hans Dransfeld, Olaf Hunsdal, translated by Harald S. Kåven, Finnmárkku loddeatlas (overall work in Norwegian, Northern Sami, and Finnish), Norgga Ornitologalaš Searvi, →ISBN, page 137:Viiddis duoddariid gonagas lea jievjaskuolfi. Máinnasgonagasa láhkai lea gárvudan čuovgi vilges buoiddanáhkedorkkain.- The king of the wide fells is the snowy owl. Like a fairy tale king, it is clad in a shining white ermine cape.
2009 June 13, “Jievjaskuolfi Siiddas Anáris”, in Ávvir, volume 2, number 107, page 18:Davvieatnamiid jievja jápmin - čuovgagovvačájáhus jievjaskuolffis rahppui Anára Siiddas mannan lávvardaga.- The white death of the north - A slideshow on the snowy owl opened in Ánar Siidda last Saturday
2024 July 14, “Áigot dutkat jievjaskuolffi”, in NRK:[Title:] Áigot dutkat jievjaskuolffi- Researching snowy owl
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