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Northren Sami leid

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Trilingual border sign (Finnish, Swadish an Northren Sami) on the E8 road at the border atween Norrowey an Finland, at Kilpisjärvi, Finland

Northern or North Sami (Davvisámegiella, umwhilie Davvisámi or Davvisaami; disapproved exonym Lappish or Lapp) is the maist widely spaken o aw Sami leids. The speakin aurie o Northren Sami covers the northren pairts o Norrowey, Swaden an Finland. The number o Northern Sami speakers is estimatit tae be somewhaur atween 15,000 an 25,000. Aboot 2000 o these live in Finland[1] an atween 5000 an 6000 in Swaden.[2]

References

  1. "Samediggi - Saamelaiskäräjät - Sámi language". Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  2. "The Sami dialects". Retrieved 21 September 2008.