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sami.

Saami; Lapp (member of nomadic people of Lapland)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɐ̃.mi/Brazil/ˈsa.mi/Portugal
  1. Saami; Lapp (member of nomadic people of Lapland)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Northern Sami Sámi, from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ (“land”). More at Sápmi and Sami.

adj/ˈsɐ̃.mi/Brazil/ˈsa.mi/Portugal
  1. of the Saami people

    invariable · relational
Where this word comes from

From Northern Sami Sámi, from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ (“land”). More at Sápmi and Sami.

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