Difference between revisions of "Ume Saami"
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=== Dialects === | === Dialects === | ||
| + | Slight differences between mountain and forest dialects. In some dialects, *ð is preserved or became d, in others it changed to r as in the neighbouring northern dialects of South Saami. A similar distribution is found for word-final -v vs. -b. | ||
=== Classification === | === Classification === | ||
Revision as of 13:40, 16 March 2009
| Ume Saami | ||
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| Autoglottonym: | ||
| Pronunciation: | [{{{Pronunciation}}}] | |
| Ethnologue name: | Saami, Ume | |
| OLAC name: | {{{OLACname}}} | |
| Location point: | ||
| Genealogy | ||
| Family: | Uralic | |
| Genus: | Saamic | |
| Speakers | ||
| Country: | Sweden, Norway | |
| Official in: | - | |
| Speakers: | 10-20 | |
| Writing system: | {{{WritingSyst}}} | |
| Codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | - | |
| ISO 639-2: | smi | |
| ISO 639-3: | {{{ISO3}}} | |
Name
Named after the Ume river.
Alternative name:
- Ume Lapp
Location
Sweden, (until recently) Norway.
Speakers
Estimated 10-20 people in Sweden, probably none left in Norway.
Dialects
Slight differences between mountain and forest dialects. In some dialects, *ð is preserved or became d, in others it changed to r as in the neighbouring northern dialects of South Saami. A similar distribution is found for word-final -v vs. -b.
Classification
References
- Bergsland, Knut (1983): Southern Lapp and Scandinavian quantity patterns. In: Symposium saeculare Societatis Fenno-Ugricae. Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, 73-87.
- Israelsson, Per-Martin & Nejne, Sakka (2008): Svensk-sydsamisk, sydsamisk-svensk: ordbok och ortnamn / Daaroen-åarjelsaemien, åarjelsaemien-daaroen: baakoegärja jih sijjienommh. 2. uppl. Kiruna: Sametinget.
- Sammallahti, Pekka (1998). The Saami languages. An Introduction. Kárášjoka: Davvi Girji.
- Schlachter, Wolfgang (1958): Wörterbuch des Waldlappendialekts von Malå und Texte zur Ethnographie. Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura.
Other languages
- Deutsch Ume-Saami
