What Inari Saami idioms reveal about the time concept of the indigenous people of Inari

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… in monochronic societies time is organized by preset schedules and one thing is done at a time, while in polychronic societies people … Instead thetime-is-naturemetonymy is appropriate for the traditional, poly- chronic Saami society, where daily life followed the rhythm of nature …

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Idström, A. (2010). What Inari Saami idioms reveal about the time concept of the indigenous people of Inari. Yearbook of Phraseology, 1(1), 159–178. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110222623.1.159

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