yoik

English

Noun

yoik (countable and uncountable, plural yoiks)

1. (music, uncountable) A traditional style of Sami singing or chanting.
2. (music, countable) A song in this tradition.

Alternative forms

• joik

Synonyms

• luohti
• vuolle
• leu'dd
• juoiggus

Translations

style

• Finnish: joiku (fi)
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• Northern Sami: luohti, juoiggus

song

• Finnish: joiku (fi)
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Verb

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

1. To sing in a traditional Sami style.

Translations

to sing in a traditional Sami style

• Finnish: joikua
• Northern Sami: juoigat
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• Norwegian: joike (no)
• Southern Sami: joejkedh