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

Saami, Lule

A language of Sweden

ISO 639-3: smj

Population  1,500 in Sweden (Krauss 1995). Population total all countries: 2,000. Ethnic population: 6,000 in Sweden.
Region  Lapland, Gällivare and Jokkmokk, along Lule River. Also in Norway.
Language map  Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, reference number 2
Alternate names   “Lapp” , Lule, Saami
Dialects  Quite distinct from other Saami.
Classification  Uralic, Sami, Western, Northern
Language use  Used by few children.
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. NT: 1903.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  ‘Saami’ is their preferred name.

Also spoken in:

Norway

Language name   Saami, Lule
Population  500 in Norway (Krauss 1995). Ethnic population: 1,000 to 2,000 in Norway (Krauss 1995). 31,600 to 42,600 ethnic Sámi in Norway (1995).
Region  Tysfjord, Hamaroy, and Folden.
Language map  Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, reference number 2
Alternate names  Lule, Saame
Language use  Used by few children.
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%.
Comments  Traditionally hunters; fishermen; reindeer herders.