Sami

American  

[so-mee] / ˈsɒ mi /

noun

PLURAL

Samis

PLURAL

Sami

1. a member of a Finnic people of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and adjacent regions.

2. any of the languages of the Sami, closely related to Finnish.

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Sami British  

/ ˈsɑːmɪ /

noun

1. a member of the indigenous people of Lapland

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

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adjective

1. 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

Example Sentences

"We have moved from using 15 pots in the past, and now we increased to up to 120 pots in a day, targeting more than 30 internally displaced people's camps," says team leader Sami Matar.

From BBC

“In this demonstration, we don’t talk about occupation. We don’t talk about racism. We don’t talk about discrimination,” said Sami Abou Shehadeh, a former legislator in Israel’s parliament.

From Seattle Times

The protesters from organizations called Young Friends of The Earth Norway and the Norwegian Sami Association’s youth council NSR-Nuorat, say “the ongoing human rights violations” against Sami reindeer herders “must come to an end.”

From Seattle Times

Norway's supreme court in 2021 ruled that two wind farms built in central Norway violated Sami rights under international conventions, but the turbines remain in operation more than 16 months later.

From Reuters

The star is also accused of stealing an eight-note phrase from an unknown rapper, in this case the UK grime acts Sami Switch.

From BBC