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Sámi languages

Language group
Sámi languages, in English also rendered as Sami and Saami, are a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Sámi people in Northern Europe. There are, depending on the nature and terms of division, ten or more Sami languages. Wikipedia
Early form: Proto-Sámi
Ethnicity: Sámi
ISO 639-3: Variously: – Southern; – Ume; – Pite; – Lule; – Northern; – Kemi; – Inari; – Skolt; – Akkala; – Kildin; – Ter
Language family: Uralic > Finno-Ugric > Finno-Permic? > Finno-Samic? > Sámi
Native speakers: (30,000 cited 1992–2013)
Native to: Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden
Official language in: Norway; recognized as a minority language in several municipalities of Finland and Sweden