About Nils Jernsletten
Lived 1934 – 2012 (aged 77). Nils Jernsletten was a Norwegian linguist, philologist, politician, author and translator.
Nils Johannes (Juho-Niillas) Jernsletten (14 September 1934; Tana, Norway – 20 May 2012) was a professor of Sámi at the University of Tromsø, and editor of Sámi newspaper Ságat (1964-1966). In 2005, he was made a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav.
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Norwegian linguist and politician (1934-2012)
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Nils Jernsletten was born on 14 September 1934.
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Nils Jernsletten died on 20 May 2012.
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Nils Jernsletten was a linguist, philologist, politician, author and translator.
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Nils Jernsletten was Norwegian.
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