Lappic
- noun
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- The Lappic languages belong to the Uralic language family, related to Finnish and Estonian.
Examples
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Few contemporary texts are written in Lappic, making historical records invaluable for scholars.
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He devoted his research to the study of Lappic dialects in Scandinavia.
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The Lappic languages are fascinating to linguists.
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She studies Lappic dialects in her anthropology class.
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He devoted his research to the study of Lappic dialects in Scandinavia.
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The Lappic languages belong to the Uralic language family, related to Finnish and Estonian.
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Few contemporary texts are written in Lappic, making historical records invaluable for scholars.
Synonyms
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A language spoken by the Sámi people in northern Scandinavia and northwest Russia
A group of related languages spoken by the Sami people in northern Scandinavia and northwest Russia
The language spoken by the native people of northern Scandinavia and parts of Russia
A language spoken by the Sami people in northern Scandinavia
A language spoken by the Sami people in northern Europe
A language spoken by the Sámi people in northern Europe
A language spoken by the Sami people in northern Europe
A language spoken by the Sami people in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula
A language spoken by the Sámi people in northern Scandinavia, now usually called Sámi
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lappic comes from the older English name Lapp for the Sámi people of northern Scandinavia and Finland, so the word was used to name the languages they speak. Today many people prefer the name 'Sámi', but Lappic still refers to those northern languages.