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ISO 639-3 · sjesje
Uralic family
Pite Sami
bidumsámegiella
Pite Sami is a language of the Western Sami branch (Uralic), spoken in Sweden and Norway. Wikidata counts about 25 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “critically endangered Saami language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
sje- Glottocode
pite1240- Family
- Uralic
- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 44 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
7levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Pite Sami · bidumsámegiella |
|---|---|
| Also called | Pite Sami language, Pite Saami, sje |
| All speakers | 25 |
| Grammatical cases | 9 listed in Wikidata |
Vitality
EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Critically endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Uralic to Pite Sami
The branches above Pite Sami, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Sweden
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