English words ofSámi origin are relatively rare, having usually entered the English language via some other language.
Some words specific to the Arctic environment have been loaned to English, specifically: (archaic)morse ('walrus') ←Sámimorša (via Slavic); andtundra ←Kildin Sámitūnndra 'to the treeless plain' (via Russian). In Kildin Sámi, the word fortundra istūndâr (tūnndra is in theillative case or the diminutive derivative). Words fromNorthern Sámi includeDuodji,Sieidi andYoik.