Also Known As:
Saami (Central-South), Saami (Southern), Same, Samic, Saamen kieli, Sāme-giellâ, Vefsn, Eteläsaame, Saamí meridional, "Lapon", Sabme, Same, "Lopary", "Lappic", "Lapp", "Lappisk", "Lapin kieli", Saamskij jazyk, "Südlappisch", "Lappish", "Røroslappisk"
Dialects & Varieties
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition
Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2015. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Eighteenth edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.
Endangered
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
600
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Sweden; Norway;
Location Description
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Government Support
"Statutory provincial language in administrative area municipalities located in at least part of the following counties: Dalarna, Jämtland, Norrbotten, Västerbotten (2009, NMNML Act No. 724, Article 6)."
Institutional Support
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Swedish
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Latin
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Recent Resources
The collection of links containing texts written in Southern Sami.
David Kinsella Productions AS presents their new film project for 2009-2013.
Music by Frode Fjellheim presenting Marja Helena Mortensson
The Whisperers, development soundtrack s