Saminess en · NOUN
Etymology
From Sami + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The quality of being Sami.
My question was thus formulated "What is the relation between language and Saminess?" Some informants gave a personal definition of Saminess, others commented on the relationship between the two concepts.
2005, Annika Jansson, Sami language at home and at school: a fieldwork perspective:The Saminess, for their grandparents, was not so much a reflexive matter as something naturalized and implicit.
2011, Dieter K. Müller, Alain A. Grenier, Polar Tourism: A Tool for Regional Development, page 189:
Synonyms
Translations (3)
se sápmelašvuohta (quality) · fi saamelaisuus (quality) · da samiskhed (quality)