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Lule Sámi (Lule Sami: Julevsámegiella, Norwegian: Lulesamisk, Swedish: Lulesamiska) is a Uralic, Sámi language spoken around the Lule River, Sweden, and in the northern parts of Nordland county in Norway, especially the Hamarøy (formerly Tysfjord) municipality, where Lule Sámi is an official language.
Recent distribution of the Sami languages: 1. Southern Sami, 2. Ume Sami, 3. Pite Sami, 4. Lule Sami, 5. Northern Sami, 6. Inari Sami, 7. Skolt Sami, 8. Kildin Sami, 9. Ter Sami. Striped areas are multilingual or overlapping.
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Lule Sámi 8 000 Western Sámi languages: Lule Sámi language: 2 300 29% 650: severely endangered Sweden: Norway: Pite Sámi: 2 000 Western Sámi languages: Pite Sámi language: 60 3% 20 critically endangered Sweden: Norway: Southern Sámi: 1 200 Western Sámi languages: Southern Sámi language: 600 50% 500 severely endangered Sweden: Norway ...
Lule River (Lule Sami: Julevädno, Swedish: Lule älv, Luleälven) is a major river in Sweden, rising in northern Sweden and flowing southeast for 460 km (290 mi) before reaching the Gulf of Bothnia at Luleå.
Southern or South Sámi (Southern Sami: åarjelsaemien gïele; Norwegian: sørsamisk; Swedish: sydsamiska) is the southwesternmost of the Sámi languages, and is spoken in Norway and Sweden. It is an endangered language ; the strongholds of this language are the municipalities of Snåsa , Røyrvik , Røros ( Trøndelag , Central Norway ) and ...
Lule Sámi is a Western Sámi language spoken in Norway and Sweden by about 1,500-2,000 people. It is spoken mainly around Luleå in Sweden and in northern parts of Nordland county in Norway, and also in Tysfjord municipality, where it is an official language. Lule Sámi is written in the Latin alphabet, and has an official orthography.
