The past, present and future of Pite Saami: sociological factors and revitalization efforts

• Main Authors: Valijarvi, R-L, Wilbur, J
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Arjeplog Saami; endangered languages; language documentation; language policy; language sociology; minority languages; language revitalisation; Pite Saami; Sweden; Saami; Arjeplog; saami; Lapland
• Online Access: http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1433188/

Our paper is a report on the past, current and future state of the endangered Pite Saami language (aka: Arjeplog Saami) spoken in Swedish Lapland. Our primary data come from interviews with Pite Saami individuals and our field observations. We estimate the vitality of Pite Saami based on the UNESCO...