SJU ISO 639-3
Saami, Ume
Ubmejensámien giella Autonym
A language of Sweden
- ISO 639
- sju
- Alternate Names
- Saami, Ume, Ume Sami, Umesamiska, Uumajansaame, “Lapp” (pej.)
- Autonym
- Ubmejensámien giella
- Population
- 20 in Sweden (2000 T. Salminen). Ethnic population: 1,000 (1995 M. Krauss).
- Location:
- Vasterbotten county: Lycksele and Storuman municipalities, Malå, Sorsele, and Tärna, along Ume river.
- Language Status
- 8b (Nearly extinct). Recognized language (2009, NMNML, Act No. 724, Article 6), in administrative area municipalities located in at least part of the following counties: Dalarna, Jämtland, Norrbotten, Västerbotten.
- Classification
- Uralic, Sami, Southern
- Language Use
- Elderly only. Shifted to Swedish [swe].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Bible: 1811.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Saami, Ume
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn], no longer in use.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Nordland county: Rana municipality.
- Language Status
- 9 (Dormant) View other languages of Norway
Language Name
Saami, Ume
User Population
No known L1 speakers in Norway (Salminen 2007).
Map
Location: Vasterbotten county: Lycksele and Storuman municipalities, Malå, Sorsele, and Tärna, along Ume river.
Size and Vitality
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