guovža

== Northern Sami == === Etymology === From Proto-Samic *kuomčë, cognate with Inari Sami kuobžâ. === Pronunciation === (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkuo̯vːt͡ʃa/ === Noun === guovža bear (animal) Synonym: bierdna ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== grizzlyguovža (“grizzly bear”) jiekŋaguovža (“polar bear”) ==== Further reading ==== Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland