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.