Northern Sámi
Northern or North Sámi (English: /ˈsɑːmi/ SAH-mee; Northern Sami: Davvisámegiella [ˈtavːiːˌsaːmeˌkie̯lːa]; Finnish: Pohjoissaame [ˈpohjoi̯ˌsːɑːme]; Norwegian: Nordsamisk; Swedish: Nordsamiska; disapproved exonym Lappish or Lapp) is the most widely spoken of all Sámi languages. The area where Northern Sámi is spoken covers the northern parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland. The number of Northern Sámi speakers is estimated to be somewhere between 15,000 and 25,000. About 2,000 of these live in Finland and between 5,000 and 6,000 in Sweden, with the remaining portions being in Norway.
| Northern Sámi | |
|---|---|
| davvisámegiella | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈtavːiːˌsaːmeˌkie̯lːa] |
| Native to | Norway, Sweden, Finland |
Native speakers | (ca. 25,000 cited 1992–2013Gp) |
| Latin (Northern Sámi alphabet) Northern Sámi Braille | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Norway |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | se |
| ISO 639-2 | sme |
| ISO 639-3 | sme |
| Glottolog | nort2671 |
| ELP | North Saami |
Northern Sámi is 5 on this map | |
North Saami is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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