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Q. How did the Sami get their name?

Justin R., Suffern, NY

A. The Sami are composed of a number of nomadic Sami-speaking peoples along the northern regions of Europe and northwestern Siberia. Though there are several dialects of Sami, all of them belong to the Finno-Ugric branch of languages. The Sami most likely were labeled as such by the Selkup people, who called them ...

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