Lule Sami
| Lule Sámi | |
|---|---|
| julevsámegiella | |
| Native to | Norway, Sweden |
Native speakers | 650 (2015) |
| Latin | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Norway |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | smj |
| ISO 639-3 | smj |
| Glottolog | lule1254 |
| ELP | Lule Saami |
Lule Sami language area (red) within Sápmi (grey) | |
As of 2010, Lule Saami was classified as Severely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Lule Sámi (Lule Sami: Julevsámegiella, Norwegian: Lulesamisk, Swedish: Lulesamiska) is a Uralic-Sámi language spoken around the Lule River in Sweden and in the northern parts of Nordland county in Norway. In Norway it is especially seen in Hamarøy Municipality (formerly Tysfjord Municipality), where Lule Sámi is one of the official languages. It is written in the Latin script, having an official alphabet.