Saami, Ume

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A language of Sweden

ISO 639-3
sju
Alternate Names
Saami, Ume, Ume Sami, Umesamiska, Uumajansaame, “Lapp” (pej.)
Autonym
Ubmejensámien giella
User 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.

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Language Status

8b (Nearly extinct). Provincially recognized language in administrative area municipalities located in at least part of the following counties: Dalarna, Jämtland, Norrbotten, Västerbotten (2009, NMNML, Act No. 724, Article 6).

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.

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