North Saami, Čohkkiras variety (Sweden, Norway) – Language Snapshot. ...

North Saami (endonyms: sápmi or sámegiella ‘Saami language’, davvisámegiella ‘North Saami language’) is a Uralic language spoken by the indigenous Saami minority in the Uralic language region of Norway, Sweden and Finland. In this paper, I outline the current situation of the language and present my...

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Main Author: Kejonen, Olle
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Language Documentation and Description 2020
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.25894/ldd109
https://www.lddjournal.org/article/id/1207/
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Summary:North Saami (endonyms: sápmi or sámegiella ‘Saami language’, davvisámegiella ‘North Saami language’) is a Uralic language spoken by the indigenous Saami minority in the Uralic language region of Norway, Sweden and Finland. In this paper, I outline the current situation of the language and present my own work in documenting and describing the endangered and under-described Čohkkiras variety, spoken in Sweden and Norway. ... : Language Documentation and Description, Vol. 17 (2020) ...