Saami, South
Facts
- Language: Saami, South
- Alternate names: Lapp, Southern Lapp, Northern Lappish, Norwegian Lapp, Saami, Same, Samic
- Language code: sma
- Language family: Uralic, Saami, Western Saami, Southwestern Saami
- Number of speakers: 600
- Vulnerability: Endangered [Read more...]
- Script:
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Introduction
Southern Sami is the south-westernmost of the Sami languages. It is a seriously endangered language; the last strongholds of this language are the municipalities of Snåsa and Hattfjelldal in Norway. There are approximately 2000 people considered ethnically Southern Sami in Norway and Sweden, but only approximately 500 of them can fluently speak the language.
The Verb
Person
Southern Sami verbs conjugate for three grammatical persons:
- first person
- second person
- third person
Grammatical number
Southern Sami verbs conjugate for three grammatical numbers:
- singular
- dual
- plural
Sample verb: dåeriedidh
dåeriedidh 'to follow'
| Number | Present | Preterite | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sg. 1 | dåeredem | dåeriedim | |
| Sg. 2 | dåeredh | dåeriedih | dåeredh |
| Sg. 3 | dåerede | dåeriedi | |
| Du. 1 | dåeriedien | dåeriedimen | |
| Du. 2 | dåeriedidien | dåeriediden | dåeriedidien |
| Du. 3 | dåeriedægan | dåeriedigan | |
| Pl. 1 | dåeriedibie | dåeriedimh | |
| Pl. 2 | dåeriedidie | dåeriedidh | dåeriedidie |
| Pl. 3 | dåeriedieh | dåeriedin |
Verblist
- aajanidh
- beerkedh
- budtedh
- båajhkedh
- båavsedh
- båetedh
- bïejedh
- bïlledh
- daaroestidh
- dabtedh
- deavhkedh
- dobtedh
- dïenesjidh
- feadtedh
- galkedh
- gihtjedh
- govledh
- guarkedh
- gåahtsedh
- gåalnedh
- gïerestidh
- gööledh
- ij
- jalhkasjidh
- jarkelidh
- jijhtedh
- joekedidh
- jovhkedh
- jovhtsedh
- jovkedh
- juekedh
- laavkodh
- luptedh
- luvhtedh
- nïekedidh
- reeredh
- ryöjnesjidh
- saemiestidh
- sovkedh
- sïjhtedh
- tjaajanidh
- tjaangedh
- tjoejkedh
- tjååvkedidh
- tseegkedh
- tsoepkenidh
- årrodh