vallaš

Akkala Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *oalulëš. Cognates include Skolt Sami vuâlˈlõš, Skolt Sami vuålˈl’lõš and Kildin Sami вуаллаш (vuallaš).

Noun

vallaš

1. jawbone
2. reindeer jawbone with tongue and flesh

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland