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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 ...
- Sámi peoples
The Sámi (/ ˈ s ɑː m i / SAH-mee; also spelled Sami or...
- Sámi history
Sámi history. A Sámi family in Norway around 1900. The Sámi...
- Sámi peoples
Sápmi (Northern Sami:, Lule Sami: Sábme / Sámeednam, Southern Sami: Saepmie, Pite Sami: Sämijednam, Ume Sami: Sábmie, Inari Sami: Säämi, Skolt Sami: Sääʹmjânnam, Kildin Sami: Са̄мь е̄ммьне, romanized: Saam' jiemm'n'e) is the cultural region traditionally inhabited by the Sámi people.
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Southwestern Sámi. Southern Sámi (600 speakers) [14] Ume Sámi (20 speakers) [15] The above figures are approximate. This map shows the geographic distribution of Sámi languages and offers some additional information, such as number of native Sámi speakers and locations of the Sámi parliaments.
Origins of the Sámi. Sámi people from Karasjok painted by Johan Fredrik Eckersberg in 1852. The origin of the Sámi has been of research interest since at least the early 17th century. Initially, the Sámi were grouped together with ethnic Finns, due to the relative similarity between the Sámi languages and Finnish.
Southern Sámi (Åarjelsaemien gïele) Southern Sámi is a variety of Western Sámi spoken in parts of Norway and Sweden. In Norway it is spoken mainly in Hedmark and Nord-Trøndelag counties in the municipalities of Snåsa, Røyrvik, Røros and Hattfjelldal. In Sweden it is spoken in Jamtland, Dalarna and Vasterbotten counties.
