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Naming among the Karesuando Lapps

Journal de la Société Finno-Ougrienne56 (5) • Published In 1952 • Pages: 1-4

By: Pehrson, Robert N., Whitaker, Ian W..

Abstract
This article is based on field work in 1951-52 by the authors respectively in Könkämä (north Karesuando) as a pre-doctoral fellow of the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research and in Lainiovuoma (south Karesuando) as a Tennant Student of the University of Cambridge. The article discusses the use of colloquial personal names by the reindeer nomadic Saami of Karesuando parish, Sweden. Various Saami names are present in the text along with explanations as to their derivation.
Subjects
Personal names
culture
Saami
HRAF PubDate
1996
Region
Europe
Sub Region
Scandinavia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1964
Field Date
1951-1952
Coverage Date
1951-1952
Coverage Place
Könkämä (north Karesuando parish) and Lainiovuoma (south Karesuando parish), Sweden
Notes
Robert N. Pehrson and Ian W. Whitaker
Includes bibliographical references
LCSH
Sami (European people)