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The Southern Saami Language in Svahken Sijte

  • Jon Todal
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 16. August 2006
International Journal of the Sociology of Language
Aus der Zeitschrift Band 2006 Heft 180

Abstract

The Southern Saami language is one of several Saami languages in Scandinavia and Northwest Russia. Today the Southern Saami language is an endangered language; most of the speakers are older people. This article describes an effort to transmit the language to the children in Svahken Sijte, the southernmost reindeer herding community in Norway.

Published Online: 2006-08-16
Published in Print: 2006-07-01

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