Also Known As:
Southern Saami, Ume Sami, Umesamiska, Umesamisk, Uumajansaame, уме-саамский язык, Ubmejensámien giella, "Ume Lapp"
Dialects & Varieties
Recent Resources
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Den här handboken skapades av First Peoples' Cultural Council (FPCC). Samiskt språkcentrum anpassade handboken till samiska förutsättningar.
The collection of links containing texts written in Ume Sami.
A song containing ume saami, swedish, and yoik.
Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<20
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 5
Used only in a few very specific domains, such as in ceremonies, songs, prayer, proverbs, or certain limited domestic activities.
5
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.