Lule Sami
endangered Uralic language of Scandinavia
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Summary
Lule Sami is a natural language[1]. It draws 573 Wikipedia views per month (natural language category, ranking #284 of 734).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Sweden[3], Norway[4]
- Instance of: modern language[5]
- Subclass of: Western Sami[6]
- Writing system: Latin script[7], Latin alphabet[8]
- Commons category: Lule Sami language[9]
- Wikimedia language code: smj[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lule Sámi[11]
- Described at URL: https://uralic.clld.org/languages/14[12]
- Language regulatory body: Sámi Giellagáldu[13]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 2000[14], 700[15]
- Topic has template: Template:Smj icon[16]
- Native label: julevsámegiella[17]
- Different from: Lule[18]
- UNESCO language status: 4 severely endangered[19]
- Indigenous to: Norrbotten County[20], Nordland[21]
- Exact match: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/SMJ[22]
- Has grammatical case: nominative case[23], genitive case[24], accusative case[25], inessive case[26], illative case[27], elative case[28], comitative case[29], essive case[30]
- Ethnologue language status: 2 Provincial[31]
- Related category: Q140386568[32]
- Category for music in this language: Q140386588[33]
Why It Matters
Lule Sami has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]