Pite Sámi
Pite Sámi or Arjeplog Sámi (Pite Sami: Bidumsámegiella, Swedish: Pitesamiska, Norwegian: Pitesamisk) is a Sámi language traditionally spoken in Sweden and used to be spoken in Norway. It is a critically endangered language that has only about 25–50 native speakers left and is now only spoken on the Swedish side of the border along the Pite River in the north of Arjeplog and Arvidsjaur and in the mountainous areas of the Arjeplog municipality.
| Pite Sámi | |
|---|---|
| bidumsámegiella | |
| Native to | Sweden |
Native speakers | 25 to 50 (2010) |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sje |
| Glottolog | pite1240 |
| ELP | Pite Saami |
Pite Sami language area (red) within Sápmi (grey) | |
Pite Saami is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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