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- Uralic
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- Ume Sami
ISO 639-3 · sjusju
Uralic family
Ume Sami
ubmejesámiengiälla
Ume Sami is a language of the Western Sami branch (Uralic), spoken in Norway and Sweden. Wikidata counts about 100 speakers (2023). Wikidata describes it as “Sami language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
sju- Glottocode
umes1235- Family
- Uralic
- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Critically endangered
- Wikipedia
- 41 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
7levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Ume Sami · ubmejesámiengiälla |
|---|---|
| Also called | Ume Sami language, Ume Saami, sju, Ume Sámi |
| All speakers | 100 (2023) |
| Written in | Latin script |
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 Ume Sami
The branches above Ume 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 Norway
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