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Aleksandra Antonova

1932-05-05 – 2014-10-08

Portrait of Aleksandra Antonova
Александра Андреевна Антонова, саамская поэтесса из ЛовозераCredit: Melsseir

Life & Legacy

Aleksandra Andreevna Antonova (Kildin Sami: Са̄нндрэ Антонова; Northern Sami: Sandra Antonova; 5 May 1932 – 8 October 2014) was a Russian–Kildin Sámi teacher, writer, poet and translator. Antonova, who was an active Kildin Sámi language practitioner, participated in the work of preparing the official Kildin Sámi written language, which has been used since the 1980s. She was the author of several Kildin Sámi textbooks and fiction books in Kildin Sámi and Russian. In 2012, she was awarded the Gollegiella Prize together with Nina Afanasyeva.

Occupation & Career

poet, writer, translator, pedagogue, teacher, informant, lexicographer, Bible translator, radio journalist

Education

Institute of the People of the North

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Gollegiella

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Gollegiella

Education & Institutions

Institute of the People of the North

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q4067417 — wikidata View source

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