Also Known As:
Arjeplog Saami, Pitesamisk, Pitesamiska, Piitimensaame, Пите-саамский язык, Bidumsámegiella, "Pite Lapp"
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Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~42
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 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
3
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Riitta-Liisa Valijärvi; Joshua Wilbur. 2011. "The Past, Present and Future of the Pite Saami Language: Sociological Factors and Revitalization Efforts." In Nordic Journal of Linguistics, 34(3): 295-329.
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:
Riitta-Liisa Valijärvi; Joshua Wilbur. 2011. "The Past, Present and Future of the Pite Saami Language: Sociological Factors and Revitalization Efforts." In Nordic Journal of Linguistics, 34(3): 295-329.