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northern sami

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
north-ern sa-mi
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the Northern Sami people and their language and culture.

name

The most widely spoken Sami language; it is spoken in northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland. It includes three dialects: Torne, Finnmark and Sea Sami.

Inflected Forms

Northern Sámi (alternative) Northern Saami (alternative) North Sami (alternative)

Phrases

Sea Sami Wiktionary’s coverage of Northern Sami terms

Frequently Paired Words

Torne Finnmark Sea Sami Wiktionary’s coverage of Northern Sami terms

Questions

What does northern sami mean?
Relating to the Northern Sami people and their language and culture.

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