Sámi languages
| Sámi | |
|---|---|
| Sami, Saami, Samic | |
| Geographic distribution | Sápmi (Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden) |
| Ethnicity | Sámi |
Native speakers | (30,000 cited 1992–2013) |
| Linguistic classification | Uralic
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| Proto-language | Proto-Sámi |
| Subdivisions |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 / 5 | smi |
Variously:sma – Southernsju – Umesje – Pitesmj – Lulesme – Northernsjk – Kemismn – Inarisms – Skoltsia – Akkalasjd – Kildinsjt – Ter | |
| Glottolog | saam1281 |
Distribution of the Sami languages (circa 2023): 1. Southern Sami, 2. Ume Sami, 3. Pite Sami, 4. Lule Sami, 5. Northern Sami, 6. Inari Sami, 7. Skolt Sami, 8. Kildin Sami, 9. Ter Sami. Striped areas are multilingual or overlapping. | |
The Sámi languages (/ˈsɑːmi/ SAH-mee), also rendered in English as Sami and Saami, are a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Indigenous Sámi peoples in Northern Europe (in parts of northern Finland, Norway, Sweden, and extreme northwestern Russia). There are, depending on the nature and terms of division, ten or more Sami languages. Several spellings have been used for the Sámi languages, including Sámi, Sami, Saami, Saame, Sámic, Samic and Saamic, as well as the exonyms Lappish and Lappic. The last two, along with the term Lapp, are now often considered pejorative.