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
Recent Resources
The collection of links containing texts written in Northern Sami.
Mii leat sámit.
We are the Sámi.
Threatened
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
About 25,700 total: 20,000 in Norway, 4,000 in Sweden, 1,700 in Finland
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
2
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
1
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Kejonen, Olle. 2020. North Saami, Čohkkiras variety (Sweden, Norway) – Language Snapshot. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description 17, 178-185. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/194
Bibliography of Locations:
Kejonen, Olle. 2020. North Saami, Čohkkiras variety (Sweden, Norway) – Language Snapshot. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description 17, 178-185. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/194
Bibliography of Context:
Kejonen, Olle. 2020. North Saami, Čohkkiras variety (Sweden, Norway) – Language Snapshot. In Peter K. Austin (ed.) Language Documentation and Description 17, 178-185. London: EL Publishing. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/194