yoik

English

Noun

yoik (plural yoiks)

(music) A traditional style of Sami singing or chanting
(music) A song in this tradition.

Translations

style

Finnish: joiku (fi)

Northern Sami: luohti, juoiggus

song

Finnish: joiku (fi)

Verb

yoik (third-person singular simple present yoiks, present participle yoiking, simple past and past participle yoiked)

To sing in a traditional Sami style

Translations

to sing in a traditional Sami style

Finnish: joikua
Northern Sami: juoigat

Norwegian: joike (no)
Southern Sami: joejkedh

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