Lapp (redirected from Sami people)

Lapp  (lp)

n.

See Sami.

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[Swedish, from Old Swedish lapper, piece, perhaps of Finnish origin.]

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Lappish (lpsh) adj.

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Lapp [læp]

n

1. (Social Science / Peoples) a member of a nomadic people living chiefly in N Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula of Russia

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

Translations

Lapp [læp]

A. ADJ → lapón

B. N

1. → lapón/ona m/f

2. (Ling) → lapón m

Lapp [læp]

1. adj → lappone

2. n (person) → lappone m/f; (language) → lappone m