transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
also Saa·mi ˈsä-mē
( plural Sami or Samis also Saami or Saamis )
Etymology: of Sami origin; akin to North Sami sápmi, genitive sámi the Sami homeland, language, or way of life
Date: 1842
1. : a member of a people of northern Scandinavia, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of northern Russia who are traditionally fishermen, nomadic herders of caribou, and hunters of sea mammals
2. : any or all of the closely related Finno-Ugric languages of the Sami people