The Indigenous people of northern Scandinavia now prefer to be called Sami rather than Lapps or Laplanders. Sami is both a singular and a plural noun and can be used as an adjective as well.
- Our guide on the reindeer-sledding trip was a Sami.
- The Sami live in the area once known as Lapland.
- Education in the Sami language is fundamental to the survival of the Sami culture.
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