Saami, Inari | Ethnologue

A language of Finland

ISO 639: smn
Alternate Names: Anar, Saam, Saame, Samic, Sámi, “Finnish Lapp” (pej.), “Inari Lappish” (pej.), “Lapp” (pej.)
Autonym: Anarâškielâ
Population: 300 (2001 census). 2,000 all Saami in Finland (2018 census). Ethnic population: 700 (1995 M. Krauss).
Location:: Lapland region: mostly Utsjoki border town area between Lake Inari and Norway border.
Language Status: 2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in Sodankyla in Lapland, 3 municipalities elsewhere (2003, Sami Language Act No. 1086).
Classification: Uralic, Sami, Eastern
Language Use: Few children used to learn it before the founding of the first Inari Saami language nest in 1997. Now a substantial portion of youth are growing as functional bilinguals (Salminen 2007). Also use Finnish [fin], especially in instruction in schools.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Bible portions: 1903–1980.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Saami, Inari
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Some literature.

Location: Lapland region: mostly Utsjoki border town area between Lake Inari and Norway border.