tjïelte

Southern Sami

Etymology

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

Noun

tjïelte

  1. municipality
    Ååren tjïelteÅre municipality

Further reading

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