Sami (redirected from Saamis)

Sa·mi  (sm) or Saa·mi (sä-)

n. pl. Sami or Sa·mis or Saami or Saa·mis In both senses also called Lapp.

1. A member of a people of nomadic herding tradition inhabiting Lapland.

2. Any of the Finnic languages of the Sami.

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[Sami, from earlier Sabme; probably akin to Finnish Suomi, Finn, Finnish.]

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Sami [ˈsɑːmɪ]

n

1. pl -mi, -mis (Social Science / Peoples) a member of the indigenous people of Lapland

2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Finno-Ugric family

adj

(Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to this people or their language

Usage: The indigenous people of Lapland prefer to be called Sami, although Lapp is still in widespread use

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Sami - a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer Lapp, Lapplander, Saame, Saami, Same Lapland, Lappland - a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps European - a native or inhabitant of Europe
	2.	Sami - the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula Lapp, Saame, Saami, Same Lappic, Lappish - any of the languages spoken by the Lapps and generally assumed to be Uralic languages