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Sami vs Yoik - What's the difference?

sami | yoik |

As nouns the difference between sami and yoik

is that sami is while yoik is (music) a traditional style of sami singing or chanting.

As an adjective sami

is .

As a verb yoik is

to sing in a traditional sami style.

sami

English

(wikipedia Sami)

Etymology 1

From , from one of the Sami languages.

Alternative forms

* Saami

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.
    • Synonyms
    * Lapp, Laplander

    Proper noun

    (s)
  • The Saami people, collectively.
  • (lb) Any of the languages of the Sami.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Relating to the Sami people of northern Scandinavia, or the Sami languages.
    • Derived terms
    * Akkala Sami * Inari Sami * Kemi Sami * Kildin Sami * Lule Sami * North Sami * Pite Sami * Skolt Sami * South Sami * Ter Sami * Ume Sami

    See also

    * Laplander * Lapp * Lappish

    External links

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    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .

    • Etymology 3

    From (m).

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .

    • Anagrams

    * * * * ----

    yoik

    English

    (wikipedia yoik)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (music) A traditional style of Sami singing or chanting

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To sing in a traditional Sami style