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Sámi languages ( / ˈsɑːmi / SAH-mee ), [4] 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.
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- Origins of the Sámi
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- Proto-Sámi language
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- 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.
- Approximately 20,000–30,000
- Sápmi (Lapland)
There are 10 different Sámi languages. Six of the languages can be written. The other four have very few speakers. "Archaeological research indicates that a culture identified as Sami arose in the Scandinavian peninsula between 1500 and 1000 B.C." [2] History. The first writing that includes the Sámi is from about 98 A.D. by Tacitus. [3]
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