Phrase guide

Northern Sami

adj · name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 2

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

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: północnosaamski — relating to the Northern Sami people, culture and language
  • Bulgarian: северносаа́мски (severnosaámski) — most widely spoken Sami language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 北薩米語 /北萨米语 — most widely spoken Sami language
  • Czech: severní sámština — most widely spoken Sami language
  • Dutch: Noord-Samisch — most widely spoken Sami language
  • Esperanto: nord-samea — most widely spoken Sami language
  • Estonian: põhjasaami — most widely spoken Sami language
  • Faroese: norðursámiskt — most widely spoken Sami language
  • Finnish: pohjoissaame — most widely spoken Sami language
  • French: same du Nord — most widely spoken Sami language
  • West-Frisian: Noard-Samysk — most widely spoken Sami language
  • German: Nordsamisch — most widely spoken Sami language
  • Hungarian: északi számi — most widely spoken Sami language
  • Irish: Sáimis an Tuaiscirt — most widely spoken Sami language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nordsamisk — most widely spoken Sami language
  • Polish: język północnosaamski — most widely spoken Sami language
  • Portuguese: sami setentrional — most widely spoken Sami language
  • Russian: северносаамский (severnosaamskij) — most widely spoken Sami language
  • Northern Sami: davvisámegiella — most widely spoken Sami language
  • Northern Sami: sámegiella — most widely spoken Sami language
  • Scots: Northren Sami — most widely spoken Sami language
  • Slovak: severná saamčina — most widely spoken Sami language
  • Swedish: nordsamiska — most widely spoken Sami language
  • Volapük: Nolüda-Samiyänapük — most widely spoken Sami language