Word
saami
noun
萨米人
Saami
指人
- 1.
a member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer
北欧原住民游牧民族的一员,以驯鹿为生
- 2.
the language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula
北欧及科拉半岛游牧拉普人的语言
萨米语；北欧原住民游牧民族的一员,以驯鹿为生；北欧及科拉半岛游牧拉普人的语言；运动用枪械弹药制造厂商协会
In use
Many Saami live in the northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia.
I met a Saami who was selling handcrafted items at the winter market.
The Saami have traditionally moved with their reindeer across the Arctic landscape.
the Saami + verb
Saami作为民族名称常与定冠词连用，谓语动词用复数。
The Saami traditionally herd reindeer in northern Scandinavia.
萨米人传统上在斯堪的纳维亚北部放牧驯鹿。
speak/learn/know Saami
Saami作为语言名称时不可数，不用冠词。
Few young people speak Saami nowadays.
如今很少有年轻人说萨米语。
Saami + noun
Saami作定语修饰名词，表示与萨米人或其语言相关的。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
指萨米人或萨米语
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.