Ume Saami
[aka Southern Saami, Ume Sami, Umesamiska]Classification: Uralic
·critically endangered
Classification: Uralic
·critically endangered
Southern Saami, Ume Sami, Umesamiska, Umesamisk, Uumajansaame, уме-саамский язык, Ubmejensámien giella, "Ume Lapp" |
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Information from: “Europe and North Asia” (211-282) . Tapani Salminen (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge
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.
Nearly extinct in Sweden; extinct in Norway.
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)” . M. Paul Lewis · SIL International
1,000
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).
Information from: “Reclaiming Sámi languages: indigenous language emancipation from East to West” . Rasmussen, Torkel and Shaun Nolan, John (2020) De Gruyter Mouton
20 speakers in Sweden and 0 in Norway
"At the time of writing, intergenerational transmission of Ume Sámi takes place in one family."
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) "