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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Europe > Sweden > Saami, South

Saami, South

A language of Sweden

ISO 639-3: sma

Population  300 in Sweden (Krauss 1995). Population total all countries: 600. Ethnic population: 600 in Sweden.
Region  Lapland, Vilhelmina; Dalarna, Jämtland, Härjedalen, Idre. Also in Norway.
Language map  Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden
Alternate names   “Lapp” , Southern Lapp
Classification  Uralic, Sami, Western, Southern
Language use  Used by few children.
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Bible portions.
Writing system  Latin script.

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Norway

Language name   Saami, South
Population  300 in Norway (Krauss 1995). Ethnic population: 600 in Norway.
Region  Hatfjelldal and Wefsen, south to Elga.
Language map  Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden
Alternate names  “Northern Lappish” , “Norwegian Lapp” , Saami, Same, Samic
Language use  Used by few children.
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%.