Pite Saami
Arjeplog Saami; Pitesamisk; Pitesamiska; Piitimensaame; Пите-саамский язык; Bidumsámegiella; "Pite Lapp"
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All native speakers of Pite Saami are also fully fluent in Swedish.
"[Fieldwork confirms] a minimum of thirteen speakers, three semi-speakers, one fluent non-native speaker and an additional 28 individuals who are reported to be Pite speakers. Most of these people are over 60 years old. The youngest confirmed native-speaker was born in 1977." (pg. 299)
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"[Pite Saami is] spoken in and around Arjeplog municipality in Northern Sweden. Pite Saami has not been spoken across the border in Norway for several generations, although some Pite Saami speakers settled there in the past." (pg. 295)
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"[Pite Saami is] spoken in and around Arjeplog municipality in Northern Sweden. Pite Saami has not been spoken across the border in Norway for several generations, although some Pite Saami speakers settled there in the past." (pg. 295)
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"Pite has no established orthography, nor are there any dictionaries or textbooks. Instead, Lule Saami textbooks or materials developed by the course leaders have been adapted for use in the few Pite Saami courses that have been organized in 2006–2011" (pgs. 304-305). "a Pite Saami wordlist project is being carried out by a group of Pite Saami speakers in Arjeplog. The wordlist consists of Pite Saami headwords and Swedish translations; in addition, grammatical information and English and Norwegian translations are provided for a number of entries. Upon completion, this wordlist should be useful as a Pite Saami pedagogical resource and as a reference for creating an orthography standard for both the creation of future educational materials and for everyday use" (pg. 305).
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"Arjeplog municipality in Swedish Lapland and bordering areas in Norway"
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"Swedish dominates everyday life for most speakers today, particularly for those who do not work in reindeer husbandry, and for those not living in the traditional Pite Saami area."
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20 in Sweden (T. Salminen 2000). Ethnic population: 2,000 in Sweden (Krauss 1995).
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Traditionally spoken in most parts of Arjeplog County in Norrbotten Province (Pite Lappmark) in Sweden.
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Traditionally spoken in most parts of Arjeplog County in Norrbotten Province (Pite Lappmark) in Sweden.
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