Sami

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.]

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