Northern peoples
Fishing glossary
Norwegian - Sami glossary from fishing. Kåfjord Sami.
Language, names, words and phrases
Our Norwegian
Dialects in Sea Sami areas are often influenced by both Sami and Kven/Finnish. There are many examples of this in different dialects. In 2012, Lisa Vangen published a booklet called «Våres norsk» ("Our Norwegian") with dialect expressions from North Troms. The glossary and expressions below are taken from this booklet.
Language, names, words and phrases
Inuit from Greenland
Inuit from Greenland were the Northern People of the Year in 2022.
Northern People of the Year
The story of Bonki
Bonkholmen is named after Sam Bonki, who, according to legend, lived on the island in the 1800s and was the last pagan in Lyngen.
Stories, legends and mythsHistory and religion
The trollish butter cat
In the old days, people believed that the butter cat, which the Sami called «smiergàhtu» and the Kvens called «para», stole sour cream and milk from people's cows.
Stories, legends and myths
Qvigstad - Fairy tales and legends
The most important source of Sami legends and fairy tales is Just Qvigstad's four volumes of ”Lappish Fairy Tales and Legends”.
Stories, legends and myths
Stallo / Stállu
Stallo is a large, evil and scary figure who appears in various roles in Sami folklore.
Stories, legends and myths
Centre for northern peoples
Davvi álbmogiid guovddáš - Centre for Northern Peoples
Information
The story of the Noahids Nakkul and Lainit
In the old days, there were two great noaids; Nakkul and Lainit. They started to argue with each other at Skibotn Market, and drank a lot of liquor.
Stories, legends and myths
Silver crow / Silbarahka
Silbarahka is a silver collar worn by women for festive occasions. Some brides from North Troms have chosen to give new life to this stately garment, which had disappeared from our area for a long, long time.
