ans . ▁In ▁ 1 4 1 3 , ▁they ▁became ▁the ▁last ▁group ▁of ▁Europe ans ▁to ▁convert ▁to ▁Christian ity . ▁Sam og iti ans ▁were ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁main ▁nations ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Lith u ania , ▁Ruth enia , ▁and ▁Sam og it ia . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 1 8 , 8 2 4 ▁people ▁of ▁Sam og it ian ▁roots ▁and ▁ 4 4 4 , 9 2 1 ▁persons ▁declared ▁the ▁Sam og it ian ▁dialect ▁as ▁their ▁mother ▁tongue ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁in ▁K ov no ▁Governor ate . ▁Currently ▁Lith u ania ▁does ▁not ▁allow ▁for ▁declaration ▁of ▁Sam og it ian ▁national ity ▁in ▁pass ports ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁recognized ▁eth nic ity . ▁In ▁list ▁of ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁of ▁Russia ▁there ▁is ▁one ▁person ▁who ▁declared ▁himself ▁with ▁" Z h ema ij ty ". ▁ ▁Ex onym s ▁ ▁Sam og iti ans ▁call ▁themselves ▁Ž em ait ē , ▁although ▁ex onym s ▁are ▁used ▁in ▁different ▁languages . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Short ▁history ▁of ▁Sam og it ia ▁Sam og it ian ▁self ▁identification ▁during ▁centuries ▁ ▁Category : E th nic ▁groups ▁in ▁Lith u ania ▁Category : Sam og it ia <0x0A> </s> ▁Christ ▁Church ▁is ▁in ▁Mac cles field ▁Road , ▁the ▁A 5 3 6 ▁road , ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁E aton