Sami

Sa·mi

or Saa·mi  (sä′mē)

n. pl. Sami or Sa·mis or Saami or Saa·mis

1. A member of a people of nomadic herding tradition in northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland, and in the Kola Peninsula of Russia.

2. Any of the Uralic 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)

npl -mi or -mis

1. (Peoples) a member of the indigenous people of Lapland

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

adj

3. (Peoples) of or relating to this people or their language

4. (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

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Lapp

(læp)

n.

a member of a Finnic people of Lapland.

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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

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Translations

SameSami

λαπωνικά

sami

saami

saamelainen

same

sami

Sami

same

саам

samesamiska