Saami phrasebook
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Sami is a group of languages spoken by some of the Sami peoples who dwell in Northwestern Europe. This region consists of the central and northern parts of Norway and Sweden, Northwestern Finland, and the Kola Peninsula in Russia. There are nine living Sami languages. Northern Saami, the most spoken Sami language and one used in this phrasebook, is spoken mainly in Northern Norway, Sweden, and parts of Finland. It is used often in cities and towns such as Kiruna (Giron) and Karasjok (Karasjohká). It is a Finno-Ugric language which has some linguistic similarities with Finnish and Karelian, though these languages are not muturally understandable. In general, the nine Sami languages are not mutually intelligible, which is why they are different languages, not dialects.
[edit] Pronunciation guide
[edit] Vowels
[edit] Consonants
[edit] Common diphthongs
[edit] Phrase list
[edit] Basics
- Hello.
- Bures. ( )
- Hello. (informal)
- Bures bures. ( )
- How are you?
- Mo dat manná?( ?)
- Fine, thank you.
- Dat manná bures, giitu. ( )
- What is your name?
- Mii du namma lea? ( ?)
- My name is ______ .
- Mu namma lea ______ . ( _____ .)
- Nice to meet you.
- . ( )
- Please.
- Leage buorre. ( )
- Thank you.
- Giitu. ( )
- You're welcome.
- . ( )
- Yes.
- Juo/Joo. ( )
- No.
- Ii. ( )
- Excuse me. (getting attention)
- Ándagassii. ( )
- Excuse me. (begging pardon)
- Ándagassii. ( )
- I'm sorry.
- Ándagassii. ( )
- Goodbye
- Báze dearvan (to one person). ( )
- Goodbye
- Báhcci dearvan (to two people) ( )
- Goodbye
- Báhcet dearvan (to more than two people) ( )
- See you!
- Oaidnaleabmai!( )
- I can't speak name of language [well].
- Mon in hála dan giela [bures]. ( [ ])
- Do you speak English?
- Hálatgo Eaŋgalasgiela? ( ?)
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- Hállágo giige dáppe eaŋgalasgiela? ( ?)
- Help!
- Veahket! ( !)
- Look out!
- Fárut! ( !)
- Good morning.
- Buorre iđit. ( )
- Good afternoon
- Buorre beaivvi ( )
- Good evening.
- Buorre eahket. ( )
- (Reply to above)
- Ipmel atti ( )
- Good night.
- Buorre idjá. ( )
- Good night (to sleep)
- . ( )
- I don't understand.
- Mon in ádde. ( )
- Where is the toilet?
- Gos hivsset lea? ( ?)
[edit] Problems
[edit] Numbers
½ - púli
0 - zeiró
1 - yisk
2 - kãkés
3 - kólm
4 - fira
5 - vishún
6 - kúes
7 - siktír
8 - kéhdeksa
9 - yzdeksa
10 - kygámin
11 - yisk-gamin
12 - kãkés-gamin
20 - káksgament
21 - káksgament-yisk
30 - kólmgament
40 - firagament
50 - vishúngament
100 - sátta
200 - kãkéssata
300 - kólmsata
400 - firassata
500 - vishúnsata
1000 - túháat
2000 - kãkéstuháatta
3000 - kólmtuháatta
4000 - firatuháatta
5000 - vishúntuháatta
10000 - kygámintuháatta
20000 - káksgamenttuháatta
100000 - sáttétuháatta
1000000 - yisk-milyúsk
[edit] Time
[edit] Clock time
[edit] Duration
[edit] Days
[edit] Months
[edit] Writing time and date
[edit] Colors
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Bus and train
[edit] Directions
[edit] Taxi
[edit] Lodging
[edit] Money
[edit] Eating
[edit] Bars
[edit] Shopping
[edit] Driving
[edit] Authority
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