Northern Sami

adjective

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

Meanings

adjectiveNorthern Sami (not comparable)

alternative Northern Sámi · alternative Northern Saami · alternative North Sami

  1. not comparableRelating to the Northern Sami people and their language and culture.
proper noun

alternative Northern Sámi · alternative Northern Saami · alternative North Sami

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

Translations

Bulgarian северносаа́мски
  • северносаа́мски (severnosaámski)most widely spoken Sami language
Chinese Mandarin 北薩米語 /北萨米语
  • 北薩米語 /北萨米语most widely spoken Sami language
Czech severní sámština
  • severní sámštinamost widely spoken Sami language
Dutch Noord-Samisch
  • Noord-Samischmost widely spoken Sami language
Esperanto nord-samea
  • nord-sameamost widely spoken Sami language
Estonian põhjasaami
  • põhjasaamimost widely spoken Sami language
Finnish pohjoissaame
  • pohjoissaamemost widely spoken Sami language
French same du Nord
  • same du Nordmost widely spoken Sami language
German Nordsamisch
  • Nordsamischmost widely spoken Sami language
Hungarian északi számi
  • északi számimost widely spoken Sami language
Irish Sáimis an Tuaiscirt
  • Sáimis an Tuaiscirtmost widely spoken Sami language
Norwegian Bokmål nordsamisk
  • nordsamiskmost widely spoken Sami language
Polish północnosaamski, język północnosaamski
  • północnosaamskirelating to the Northern Sami people, culture and language
  • język północnosaamskimost widely spoken Sami language
Portuguese sami setentrional
  • sami setentrionalmost widely spoken Sami language
Russian северносаамский
  • северносаамский (severnosaamskij)most widely spoken Sami language
Slovak severná saamčina
  • severná saamčinamost widely spoken Sami language
Swedish nordsamiska
  • nordsamiskamost widely spoken Sami language
Cite this entry
APA

Northern Sami. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northern%20Sami

MLA

“Northern Sami.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northern%20Sami. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Northern Sami,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Northern%20Sami.

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