Ávvir is a newspaper written in the Northern Sámi language that is the result of the merger between Min Áigi and Áššu. Ávvir is currently published five times a week, from Tuesday to Saturday. The first edition of Ávvir was published on Sami National Day, i.e., February 6, 2008[1] The newspaper's offices are located in Kárášjohka and Kautokeino.
The word ávvir means "care" or "attention" in Northern Sámi.[2] The name was proposed by Laila Susanne Vars of Láhpoluoppal in Kautokeino.
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- Ante Bals 2008-2009
- Sara Beate Nilsdatter Eira, December 2009–
- This article incorporates information from the revision as of 3-7-2008 of the equivalent article on the Norwegian Wikipedia.
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- ^ "Aviissat ja bládit" (in Northern Sámi). Sámi mediat. YLE Sámi Radio. http://lotta.yle.fi/srwebanar.nsf/sivut/samimediat?opendocument&pageid=Content65D79-5. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ^ "Ávvir". Álgu database. Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. http://kaino.kotus.fi/algu/index.php?t=lekseemi&lekseemi_id=25380. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
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