▁nature ▁ ▁The ▁jo ik ▁is ▁a ▁unique ▁form ▁of ▁cultural ▁expression ▁for ▁the ▁Sam i ▁people ▁in ▁S á p mi . ▁This ▁type ▁of ▁song ▁can ▁be ▁deeply ▁personal ▁or ▁spiritual ▁in ▁nature , ▁often ▁dedicated ▁to ▁a ▁human ▁being , ▁an ▁animal , ▁or ▁a ▁landscape ▁as ▁a ▁personal ▁signature . ▁Im pro vis ation ▁is ▁not ▁unusual . ▁Each ▁jo ik ▁is ▁meant ▁to ▁reflect ▁a ▁person ▁or ▁place . ▁The ▁Sam i ▁verb ▁for ▁present ing ▁a ▁jo ik ▁( e . g . ▁Northern ▁Sam i ▁ju o ig at ) ▁is ▁a ▁trans itive ▁verb , ▁which ▁is ▁often ▁interpreted ▁as ▁indicating ▁that ▁a ▁jo ik ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁song ▁about ▁the ▁person ▁or ▁place , ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁jo iker ▁is ▁attempting ▁to ▁e voke ▁or ▁dep ict ▁that ▁person ▁or ▁place ▁through ▁song ▁– ▁one ▁jo iks ▁one ' s ▁friend , ▁not ▁about ▁one ' s ▁friend ▁( similar ly ▁to ▁how ▁one ▁doesn ' t ▁paint ▁or ▁dep ict ▁about ▁a ▁flower , ▁but ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁flower ▁itself ). ▁ ▁Musical ▁and ▁lyr ical ▁forms ▁Trad itionally , ▁jo iks ▁have ▁short ▁lyr ics ▁or ▁no ▁lyr ics ▁at ▁all . ▁However , ▁there ▁are ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁jo ik ▁( in ▁the ▁expanded ▁sense ▁of ▁the ▁word ) ▁that ▁have ▁a ▁more ▁ep ic ▁type ▁of ▁lyr ics . ▁Jo ik ▁is ▁tradition ally ▁ch anted ▁a ▁c app ella , ▁but ▁in ▁modern ▁times ▁may ▁be ▁accompanied ▁by