Saami, Ume
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A language of Sweden
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
“Lapp” (pej.), Saami, Ume
Population
20 (2000 T. Salminen). No speakers in Norway (Salminen 2007). Ethnic population: 1,000 (1995 M. Krauss).
Location
Vasterbotten county: Storuman and Lycksele municipalities, Malå, Tärna, and Sorsele, along Ume river.
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Language Status
8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification
Language Use
Few remaining speakers. Elderly only (Salminen 2007). Also use Swedish [swe].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Bible: 1811.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn], no longer in use.