Northern Sámi
| Northern Sámi | |
|---|---|
| davvisámegiella | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈtavːiːˌsaːmeˌkie̯lːa] |
| Native to | Norway, Sweden, Finland (Sápmi) |
Native speakers | (c. 25,000 cited 1992–2013) |
| 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. | |
Northern Sámi or North Sámi (English: /ˈsɑːmi/ SAH-mee; Northern Sami: davvisámegiella [ˈtavːiːˌsaːmeˌkie̯lːa]; Finnish: pohjoissaame [ˈpohjoi̯sˌsɑːme]; 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.