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the Sami
指整个民族群体，谓语用复数。
The Sami are indigenous to northern Scandinavia.
萨米人是斯堪的纳维亚北部的原住民。
萨米人
SAMIs — plural of sami
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萨米人
a member of the Sami people, an indigenous people of northern Scandinavia who traditionally herd reindeer
The Sami are indigenous to northern Scandinavia.
萨米人是斯堪的纳维亚北部的原住民。
拉普兰的土著芬兰-乌戈尔人
A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.
在西点军校,周六早晨对学员房间的检查
At West Point, a Saturday morning inspection of a cadet's room.
The Sami have lived in the far north of Europe for centuries, moving with their reindeer.
萨米人已在欧洲最北部生活了几个世纪，随驯鹿迁徙。
A Sami showed us how to make a traditional drum from reindeer skin.
一位萨米人向我们展示了如何用驯鹿皮制作传统鼓。
I read a book about the Sami and their struggle to keep their language alive.
我读了一本关于萨米人及其语言传承斗争的书。
指整个民族群体，谓语用复数。
The Sami are indigenous to northern Scandinavia.
萨米人是斯堪的纳维亚北部的原住民。
单数形式与复数相同，不加-s。
She is a Sami from Finland.
她是一个来自芬兰的萨米人。
Sami指萨米语时不可数，不用冠词。
Many Sami speak Sami as their first language.
许多萨米人把萨米语当作第一语言。
Not this
There are many samis in Scandinavia.
Use this
There are many Sami in Scandinavia.
萨米人这个民族名称的复数形式与单数相同，不应加-s；同时作为专有名词，首字母应大写。
Not this
The Sami is an indigenous group.
Use this
The Sami are an indigenous group.
当用the Sami指整个民族时，是复数概念，动词应用复数形式are。
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表示民族时常用复数 the Sami；表示语言时不可数
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