Saami, Akkala

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A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639-3
sia
Alternate Names
Ahkkil, Babino, Babinsk
User Population

No known L1 speakers. Last known speaker, Marja Sergina, died in 2003. Ethnic population: 100 (1995 M. Krauss). 1,770 including all Saami (2010 census).

Location

Murmansk province: southwest Kola peninsula.

Language Status

9 (Dormant).

Classification
Uralic, Sami, Eastern
Dialects

None known. Reportedly most similar to Skolt Saami [sms].

Language Use

Shifted to Russian [rus] (Salminen 2007). Some also use Kildin Saami [sjd] (Salminen 2007).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Saami, Akkala