See also: sápmi

Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From sápmi.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsaːpmiː/

Proper noun edit

Sápmi

  1. Lapland, the lands of the Sami
  2. Lapland (a region of Finland)

Inflection edit

Even i-stem, pm-m gradation
Nominative Sápmi
Genitive Sámi
Sámẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative Sápmi
Accusative Sámi
Genitive Sámi
Sámẹ
Illative Sápmái
Locative Sámis
Comitative Sámiin
Essive Sápmin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person Sápmán Sápmáme Sápmámet
2nd person Sápmát Sápmáde Sápmádet
3rd person Sápmis Sápmiska Sápmiset

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland