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A Descriptive Database by Thomas A. DuBois and Jon Lang

Chills

An Account of the Sami p. 130

Chills

“A treatment for chills is to drink warm blood from a reindeer. And if one can’t come by warm, fresh blood, then people take cold blood and stir that up until it is nice and smooth. And then that is drunk down uncooked. During labor, a woman’s feet often get chilled, and fresh reindeer blood as described above is administered as a remedy for that as well.

The only way to get fresh blood is to stab a reindeer and then immediately collect the blood in a bowl and drink it down, unless the person is strong enough to step up to the reindeer’s side and drink the blood as it flows. The incision should be made behind shoulder blade.”

Muitalus sámiid birra p. 130

Goansta čoaskinvihkái

Ja okta dálkkas čoaskinvihkái lea: bohcco ealli varra juhkkojuvvo. Ja jos ii gávdno ealli varra, de váldo galbma varra ja seaguhuvvo dassážii go šaddá liđbmat dahje fiinnis, ja de juhkkojuvvo jur njuoskkasin.

Máná oččodettiin nisu dávjá biestá galbmot julggiid, ja lea dasa nai adnojuvvon bohccovarra dálkkasin ‒ nu got lea ovdalis muitaluvvon.

Ealli varra ii boađe iežá ládje go čuggejuvvo boazu, ja de dakkaviđe valdá lihttái vara ja juhká, jos ii leat skihpa olmmoš dan meare vuoimmis, ahte veadjá mannat ieš bohcco lusa ja juhkat dakkaviđe go varra golggiida. Čuggejuvvot galgá maŋil čoamohasa.

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