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Sámi languages (/ ˈ s ɑː m i / SAH-mee), in English also rendered as Sami and Saami, are a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Indigenous Sámi people in Northern Europe (in parts of northern Finland, Norway, Sweden, and extreme northwestern Russia). There are, depending on the nature and terms of division, ten or more Sami languages.
- Sámi Orthography
Three different orthographical trends can be identified for...
- Northern Sámi
Northern or North Sámi (English: / ˈ s ɑː m i / SAH-mee;...
- Southern Sámi
Southern or South Sámi ( Southern Sami: åarjelsaemien gïele;...
- Category:Sámi languages
This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12...
- Inari Sámi language
Inari Sámi (Inari Sami: anarâškielâ, lit. 'the Inarian...
- Sámi Orthography
The Sámi languages are a branch of Uralic languages spoken by the Sámi people. They are spoken in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. They are related to the Finnish, the Estonian, and the Hungarian language.
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Sápmi (and corresponding terms in other Sami languages) refers to both the Sami land and the Sami people. The word "Sámi" is the accusative-genitive form of the noun "Sápmi"—making the name's ( Sámi olbmot) meaning "people of Sápmi". The origin of the word is speculated to be related to the Baltic word *žēmē, meaning "land". [8]
