South Sami

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South Sami

Åarjelsaemien gïele

Larger language family: Sami

Speaker Numbers

International Speaker Numbers according to
EGIDS (Ethnologue) Source UNESCO Source ELCAT (Endangered Languages Project) Source
600 Site under maintenance (will be updated) 600
National Speaker Numbers
Country Language National Speaker Number Bases for Calculation Year Source
Sweden South Sami Approx. 700 (estimated, not a census) Speakers in Sweden and Norway 2026 (Website accessed)


Endangerment

International Endangerment according to
UNESCO Source ELCAT (Endangered Languages Project) Source
Site under maintenance (will be updated) Endangered
National Endangerment according to EGIDS (Ethnologue)
Country Language Endangerment Level Source
Sweden South Sami 6b (Threatened)
ECRML-Recognised in

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