Saami, Akkala

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A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639-3
sia
Alternate Names
Ahkkil, Babino, Babinsk
Population

No known L1 speakers. Ethnic population: 100 (1995 M. Krauss).

Location

Southwest Kola peninsula.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification
Uralic, Sami, Eastern
Dialects

Most similar to Skolt Saami [sms].

Language Use

Some descendants of Akkala Saami speak Kildin Saami [sjd] but most have shifted to Russian [rus] (2007).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Saami, Akkala
Other Comments

Last known speaker died 2003.