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ALSO KNOWN AS		Southern Saami, Ume Sami, Umesamiska, Umesamisk, Uumajansaame, уме-саамский язык, Ubmejensámien giella, "Ume Lapp"
CLASSIFICATION		Uralic, Saami
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		sju
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Information from: “Europe and North Asia” (211-282) . Tapani Salminen (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<20
Native speakers worldwide
CHILDREN
0
YOUNG ADULTS
0
OLDER ADULTS
0
ELDERS
<20

DOMAINS OF USE
SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION

PLACES: Northern Europe: Lapland

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Traditionally spoken in Arvidsjaur County and the southeastern corner of Arjeplog County in Norrbotten Province (Pite Lappmark) and in Mala and Sorsele counties and the northern Tarna region in Storuman
County in Vasterbotten Province (Lycksele Lappmark) in Sweden. Formerly also spoken in Rana County in Nordland Province in Norway.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Nearly extinct in Sweden; extinct in Norway.

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20
Native speakers worldwide

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
20 speakers in Sweden and 0 in Norway

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

MORE ON VITALITY

"At the time of writing, intergenerational transmission of Ume Sámi takes place in one family."

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

About government support of Sami languages in general in Sweden: "In the new constitution for Sweden (SOU 2008: 125 act 2), the Sámi are mentioned separately for the first time as an ethnic and linguistic minority, but not as an indigenous people. Both [Finland and Sweden] have Sámi language acts which give speakers of Sámi the right to use Sámi in contact with the authorities in the Sámi administrative areas. Sámi varieties are used as languages of instruction in some special Sámi schools in Sweden (grades one to six) "

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
1,000
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from T. Salminen (2000). Probably no speakers in Norway. Data for the ethnic population is from Krauss (1995).

PLACES: Sweden;

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20
Native speakers worldwide

	2020	Reclaiming Sámi languages: indigenous language emancipation from East to West				De Gruyter Mouton	Linguistic Minorities in Europe Online		https://www.degruyter.com/database/LME/entry/lme.12421415/html	Rasmussen, Torkel and Shaun Nolan, John	Rasmussen, Torkel and Shaun Nolan, John. "Reclaiming Sámi languages: indigenous language emancipation from East to West". Linguistic Minorities in Europe Online. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, 2020. https://www.degruyter.com/database/LME/entry/lme.12421415/html. Accessed 2021-11-02.					20		20 speakers in Sweden and 0 in Norway		About government support of Sami languages in general in Sweden: "In the new constitution for Sweden (SOU 2008: 125 act 2), the Sámi are mentioned separately for the first time as an ethnic and linguistic minority, but not as an indigenous people. Both [Finland and Sweden] have Sámi language acts which give speakers of Sámi the right to use Sámi in contact with the authorities in the Sámi administrative areas. Sámi varieties are used as languages of instruction in some special Sámi schools in Sweden (grades one to six) "	Critically Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		"At the time of writing, intergenerational transmission of Ume Sámi takes place in one family."		15
3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing		Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	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.)	ll_pub				20	10-99				Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)								65.1091,18.2153
	2007	Europe and North Asia	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	211-282	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge				Tapani Salminen	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.	HHOLD	0		0	<20	10-99		<20		Critically Endangered (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	15		15	15	Nearly extinct in Sweden; extinct in Norway.	Northern Europe: Lapland	Traditionally spoken in Arvidsjaur County and the southeastern corner of Arjeplog County in Norrbotten Province (Pite Lappmark) and in Mala and Sorsele counties and the northern Tarna region in Storuman County in Vasterbotten Province (Lycksele Lappmark) in Sweden. Formerly also spoken in Rana County in Nordland Province in Norway.
		World Oral Literature Project							http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.					20	10-99				Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International		Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub		1,000		20	10-99	Data for the number of native speakers comes from T. Salminen (2000). Probably no speakers in Norway. Data for the ethnic population is from Krauss (1995).			Severely Endangered (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)						Sweden;

Ume Saami

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Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<20

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

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Ume Saami

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Critically endangered

100 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<20

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20

Critically endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

20

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