Saami, Inari
A language of Finland
| Population | 300 (2001 census). 4,700 all Saami in Finland (1995). Ethnic population: 700 (1995 M. Krauss). |
| Region | Lapland, above 68.00N lattitude, between Lake Inari and Norway border, mostly Utsjoki border town area. |
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Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden |
| Alternate names | Anar, “Finnish Lapp” , “Inari Lappish” , “Lapp” , Saam, Saame, Sámi, Samic |
| Classification | Uralic, Sami, Eastern |
| Language use | Used by few children. Also use Finnish [fin]. Instruction in schools is in Finnish. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 30%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Bible portions: 1903–1980. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Some literature. Pastoralists: reindeer. |
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