yoik

English

Etymology

From Northern Sami juoigat.

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.

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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.

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