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Northern Sami
Etymology
Maybe from Swedish värja (“blade, rapier, sword”).
Related to Inari Sami viärju.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈvea̯rːjuː/
Noun
vearju
- weapon
Inflection
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland