The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: LPD
ISO 639-2: smi
| Population | 650 speakers out of 1,000 population (1995 M. Krauss). 1,900 Saami in Russia (1995 M. Krauss). |
| Alternate names | 'KILDIN LAPPISH', 'LAPP', SAAM |
| Classification | Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Finno-Permic, Finno-Cheremisic, Finno-Mordvinic, Finno-Lappic, Lappic, Central. |
| Comments | Many are bilingual in Russian. Few children speakers. The name 'Lapp' is derogatory; 'Saami' is preferred. Have own literacy. Have their own writing system. |
