North Saami
Sami; North Sámi; Northern Saami; pohjoissaame; Nordsamiska; Nordsamisk; северносаамский язык; Same; Sámegiella; davvisámegiella; "Northern Lapp"; "Northern Lappish"; "Norwegian Lapp";
Uralic; Saami
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2007
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Northern Europe: Lapland
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Spoken in most parts of Finnmark and Troms provinces and in the northernmost corner of Nordland Province in Norway, in Kiruna and Pajala counties and parts of Ga¨llivare and other adjacent counties in Norrbotten Province (Torne Lappmark) as well as, because of resettlements in the twentieth century, also in more southerly regions in Sweden, and in Utsjoki and Enontekio counties, western parts of Inari County, and Vuotso region of Sodankyla County in Lapland Province in Finland. Formerly extended to Petsamo region in Murmansk Province in the Russian Federation.
official status in Finnmark Province
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Spoken in most parts of Finnmark and Troms provinces and in the northernmost corner of Nordland Province in Norway, in Kiruna and Pajala counties and parts of Ga¨llivare and other adjacent counties in Norrbotten Province (Torne Lappmark) as well as, because of resettlements in the twentieth century, also in more southerly regions in Sweden, and in Utsjoki and Enontekio counties, western parts of Inari County, and Vuotso region of Sodankyla County in Lapland Province in Finland. Formerly extended to Petsamo region in Murmansk Province in the Russian Federation.
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30,000-40,000
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"20,000 in Norway (Laakso 2013). Population total all countries: 25,700. Ethnic population: 30,000 (1995 M. Krauss). 30,000–40,000."
2015
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Norway
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"Finnmark, Troms counties; Nordland county: Ofoten."
Statutory provincial language in Sami Administrative District (1987, Sami Act, No. 12, Article 3)
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"Finnmark, Troms counties; Nordland county: Ofoten."
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"There is no register of ethnic affiliation in Norway, neither is there an official register of speakers of different Sámi languages. Therefore, the estimations on the total number of North Sámi speakers in Norway varies from 10,000 (Sammallahti 1998: 1) to 25,000 (Sametinget 2005). The number of North Sámi speakers in Sweden is estimated to be about 5000, and in Finland from about 2000 (Sammallahti 1998:1)."
2012
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Norway; Sweden; Finland; Russia
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"The North Sámi are in the majority in the following municipalities in Norway: Guovdageaidnu (in Norwegian Kautokeino), Kárášjohka (Karasjok), Deatnu (Tana) and Unjárga (Nesseby). The municipalities of Porsáŋgu (Porsang) and Gáivuotna (Kåfjord) also have a noticeable concentration of North Sámi people. In addition North Sámi speakers live outside the central North Sámi speaking area, especially in the cities."
Sámi Parliament in Norway
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"The negative attitudes towards the Sámi languages, which arose in the era of Norwegianisation and were also transmitted among the Sámi themselves, partly still exist. Gradually however, the attitudes among the Sámi people have changed to a more positive direction and in some regions linguistic revitalisation has taken place, and the prestige and social status of the Sámi language has grown."
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"The North Sámi are in the majority in the following municipalities in Norway: Guovdageaidnu (in Norwegian Kautokeino), Kárášjohka (Karasjok), Deatnu (Tana) and Unjárga (Nesseby). The municipalities of Porsáŋgu (Porsang) and Gáivuotna (Kåfjord) also have a noticeable concentration of North Sámi people. In addition North Sámi speakers live outside the central North Sámi speaking area, especially in the cities."
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"In 1988 the Norwegian Parliament, adopted an amendment, Section 110 A, to the Norwegian constitution. This amendment states that the Norwegian state has the duty and responsibility to provide and ensure the conditions for the Sámi people to preserve and develop their culture, language and way of life. According to the Sámi Act the Norwegian and Sámi language have equal status, which in practice means the area of, Sámegiela hálddášanguovlu ‘the Administration Area for Sámi language’.
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- Sámi Gielladieða Online (Saami Linguistics Online)https://saamilinguistics.wordpress.com/
- North Sámi in Norway: ELDIA Case-Specific Reporthttps://phaidra.univie.ac.at/detail_object/o:361122
- Legal and Institutional Framework Analysis: North Sámi and Kvenhttps://phaidra.univie.ac.at/detail_object/o:104917
- Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled by research teams at University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute for Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) at Eastern Michigan University2012. "Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled By Research Teams At University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute For Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) At Eastern Michigan University."
- Encounters in Border Country Saami and Scandinavian peoples in Central ScndinaviaZachrisson, Inger. 2005. "Encounters in Border Country Saami and Scandinavian Peoples in Central Scndinavia." In Finno-Ugric People in the Nordic Countries: ROOTS V: The Roots of Peoples and Languages of Northern Eurasia, edited by Birger Winsa. 40-45. Övertorneå: Academia Tornedaliensis - Meän akateemi (Norrbottens kultur- och forskningscentrum).
- Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)http://www.ethnologue.com/
- World Oral Literature Project"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.http://www.oralliterature.org
- Atlas of the World’s Languages in DangerMoseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas
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