Sápmi

See also: sápmi

Northern Sami

Etymology

From sápmi. Doublet of Suopma.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsaːpmiː/

Proper noun

Sápmi

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

Inflection

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

Further reading

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