North Saami
Facts
- Language: North Saami
- Alternate names: Sami, North Sámi (sápmi or sámegiella), Northern Saami, Norwegian Sami, pohjoissaame, Nordsamiska, Nordsamisk, северносаамский язык, Same, Saami, Lapp, Sámegiella, davvisámegiella, "Northern Lapp", "Northern Lappish", "Norwegian Lapp", Cohkkiras (Jukkasjarvi) variety
- Language code: sme; nort2671
- Language family:
Uralic; Saami
(SIL classification)
- Number of speakers: About 25,700 total: 20,000 in Norway, 4,000 in Sweden, 1,700 in Finland
- Vulnerability: Threatened
- Script:
More information:
North Saami is spoken in Russia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Caucasus;Europe;East Asia.