Ume Sámi
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Ume Sámi (Ume Sami: Ubmejesámiengiälla, Norwegian: Umesamisk, Swedish: Umesamiska) is a Sámi language spoken in Sweden and formerly in Norway. It is a moribund language with an estimated 100 speakers. It was spoken mainly along the Ume River in the south of present-day Arjeplog, in Sorsele and in Arvidsjaur.[2][3]
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Ume Sámi | |
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ubmejesámiengiälla | |
Native to | Sweden |
Native speakers | 100 (2000)[1] |
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ISO 639-3 | sju |
Glottolog | umes1235 |
ELP | Ume Saami |
Ume Sami language area (red) within Sápmi (grey) | |
Ume Saami is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
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