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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 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.
The Sámi languages belong to the Uralic language family, linguistically related to Finnish, Estonian, and Hungarian. Due to prolonged contact and import of items foreign to Sámi culture from neighboring Scandinavians, there are a number of Germanic loanwords in Sámi, particularly for "urban" objects.
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Five approved orthographies. There are nine Sami language varieties, listed from south to north: the Southern Sami, Ume Sami, Pite Sami, Lule Sami, Northern Sami and the Eastern Sami languages: Inari Sami, Skolt Sami, Kildin Sami and Ter Sami.
Feb 29, 2024 · Sami language, any of three members of the Finno-Ugric group of the Uralic language family, spoken by the Sami (Lapp) people in northern Finland, Sweden, and Norway and on the Kola Peninsula in Russia. The Sami languages, which are mutually unintelligible, are sometimes considered dialects of one.
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The Sámi languages belong to the Finno-Ugric language family, the same family as Finnish and Hungarian. The Sámi languages are spoken across language borders, and have an especially rich vocabulary when it comes to nature terminology, for instance weather, snow conditions, and reindeer herding.
Sami languages. The Sami languages are Uralic languages spoken in parts Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. The area traditionally inhabited by the Sami people is known as Sápmi in North Sami, Saemie in South Sami and Sameland in Norwegian and Swedish. The Sami languages are divided into two groups: Western and Eastern, and there are various ...
Mar 26, 2010 · The Saami languages are Fenno-Ugrian languages spoken from central Sweden and Mid-Southern Norway to the tip of the Kola Peninsula in Russia by 25,000-35,000 speakers. The number of ethnic Saami is probably nearly 100,000.