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Documenting the endangered Kola Saami languages

Documenting the endangered Kola Saami languages

Severely Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
About Vitality Level
~300
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends

Speaker Number Trend 4

Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.

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Domains of Use

Domain Of Use 4

Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.

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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Russia, Murmansk oblast
Location Description

Kola peninsula

Government Support
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Institutional Support
School books, revitalization projects, seminars
Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Russian
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None

Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Cyrillic
Other writing systems used:
3 main variants
Comments on writing systems:
"Even though only a few Saami seem to use the orthography, each different orthographic variant has its own group of adherents, and they frequently have very emotional views concerning the other variants."

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