Ter Sámi
Ter Sámi is the easternmost of the Sámi languages. It was traditionally spoken in the northeastern part of the Kola Peninsula, but now it is an extinct language; in 2004, only ten speakers were left. By 2010, the number of speakers had decreased to two. In 2020, they were presumed dead or uncontactable. Other estimates counted about 30 Ter Sámi speakers in Murmansk oblast, as well as in St. Petersburg, in 2007. The mean age of the youngest Ter Sámi speakers at that time was 50.
| Ter Sámi | |
|---|---|
| saa´mekiil / са̄мькӣлл | |
| Native to | Russia |
Native speakers | 2 (2010) |
Uralic
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| Latin script (historical), Cyrillic script (current) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sjt |
| Glottolog | ters1235 |
| ELP | Ter Saami |
Ter Sami language area (red) within Sápmi (grey) | |
Ter Sámi is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (2010) | |
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