Southern Sámi

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Southern Sámi or South Sámi (Southern Sami: åarjelsaemien gïele; Norwegian: sørsamisk; Swedish: sydsamiska) is the southwesternmost of the Sámi languages, and is spoken in Norway and Sweden. It is an endangered language. The designated main village of the language in Norway is Snåase Municipality (Snåsa) where the country's sole museum about Southern Sámi (Saemien sijte) and a long-running Southern Sámi primary school for Years 1 through 7 (Åarjel-saemiej skuvle). Other places of Southern Sámi culture in Norway are Aarborte Municipality (Hattfjelldal) in Nordlaante County (Nordland) and also in Raarvihke Municipality (Røyrvik), and Rosse Municipality (Røros), all of which are in Trööndelage County (Trøndelag). Out of an ethnic population of approximately 2,000, only about 500 still speak the language fluently. Southern Sámi belongs to the Saamic group within the Uralic language family. In Sweden, Saami is one of five recognized minority languages, but the term "Saami" comprises different...

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