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Sami: see Lapland Lapps or Laplanders, who constitute the indigenous population, number about 80,000; they call themselves Sami. The largest concentration of Lapps are found in Norway (about 50,000), where formerly they were called Finns (hence the province name Finnmark). ..... Click the link for more information. . Samior LappAny of the descendants of ancient nomadic peoples who inhabited northern Scandinavia. They may be Paleo-Siberian or alpine peoples from central Europe. Reindeer hunting was the basis of their life from earliest times; herding was the basis of their economy until recently. They became nomadic a few centuries ago. The three Sami languages, mutually unintelligible, are sometimes considered dialects of one language of the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic family. They number about 70,000. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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