North Saami
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Also Known As:
Sami, North Sámi (sápmi or sámegiella), Northern Saami, Norwegian Sami, pohjoissaame, Nordsamiska, Nordsamisk, северносаамский язык, Same, Saami, Lapp, Sámegiella, davvisámegiella, "Northern Lapp", "Northern Lappish", "Norwegian Lapp", Cohkkiras (Jukkasjarvi) variety
Dialects & Varieties
  • Sea (Coast) in Norway
  • Duortnus (Torne) in Sweden and Norway
  • Finnmárku (Finnmark) in Norway and Finland
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Europe and North Asia

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.

Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
About Vitality Level
16,500
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends

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Most members of the community or ethnic group speak the language. Speaker numbers may be decreasing, but very slowly.

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Domains of Use

Domain Of Use 1

Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.

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Transmission

Transmission 1

Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.

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Location and Context
Countries
Northern Europe: Lapland
Location Description

Spoken in most parts of Finnmark and
Troms provinces and in the northernmost corner of Nordland Province in Norway, in Kiruna and Pajala counties and parts of Ga¨llivare and other adjacent counties in Norrbotten Province (Torne Lappmark) as well as, because of resettlements in the twentieth century, also in more southerly regions in Sweden, and in Utsjoki and Enontekio counties, western parts of Inari County, and Vuotso region of Sodankyla County in Lapland Province in Finland. Formerly extended to Petsamo region in Murmansk Province in the Russian Federation.

Government Support
official status in Finnmark Province
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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