lavvu

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English[edit]

A lavvu in the late 1800s
A Sami family in front of a goahti in the foreground and a lavvu in the background (the picture is taken around 1900).

Etymology[edit]

Probably from Northern Sami lávvu.

Noun[edit]

lavvu (plural lavvus)

  1. A temporary dwelling used by the Sami people of Northern Europe, similar in design to Native American tipis but less vertical and more stable in high winds.
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