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

Voice advocates compare it to the First Nations parliaments in Norway, Sweden and Finland for the Sami people.

From BBC

The Huskies made it 8-6 when Madison Huskey drove in Sami Reynolds with a single to right field in the bottom of the seventh inning, which brought the potential winning run to the plate.

From Seattle Times

Dollarization could give the impression of greater financial stability, but it also will widen already vast economic inequalities, said Sami Zoughaib, an economist and research manager at Beirut-based think tank the Policy Initiative.

From Seattle Times