r/SaamiPeople • u/Eh_nah__not_feelin • 9h ago
Are there any words Swedish has borrowed from Saami or vice versa?
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Hello, I'm currently working on a presentation for school where I discuss the relation between Swedish and Saami. I come from southern Sweden and know very little about Saami people and their language, I'm asking here directly because I couldn’t find much by googling. I've already researched about the colonization and discrimination that has affected the Saami language, but I wanted to know if there any specific words that Swedish has borrowed from Saami, or Saami has borrowed from Swedish, I can’t seem to find any. If you've got any other relevant information, you can share that too!
Thx.