Northern Sami

most widely spoken of all Sámi languages
Language language Q33947
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Northern Sami

Summary

Northern Sami is a language[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (695 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Northern Sami is located in Finnmark[3].
  • Northern Sami is located in Troms[4].
  • Northern Sami is located in Ofoten[5].
  • Northern Sami is located in Utsjoki[6].
  • Northern Sami is located in Sodankylä[7].
  • Northern Sami is located in Enontekiö[8].
  • Northern Sami is in the country of Norway[9].
  • Northern Sami is in the country of Sweden[10].
  • Northern Sami is in the country of Finland[11].
  • Northern Sami's instance of is recorded as language[12].
  • Northern Sami's instance of is recorded as modern language[13].
  • Northern Sami is a type of Western Sami[14].
  • Northern Sami's writing system is recorded as Latin script[15].
  • Northern Sami's writing system is recorded as Northern Sami Braille[16].
  • Northern Sami's writing system is recorded as Northern Sami orthography[17].
  • Northern Sami's Commons category is recorded as Northern Sami language[18].
  • Northern Sami's Wikimedia language code is recorded as se[19].
  • Northern Sami's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 69, 'longitude': 21}[20].
  • Northern Sami's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Northern Sámi[21].
  • Northern Sami's described at URL is recorded as https://uralic.clld.org/languages/16[22].
  • Northern Sami's language regulatory body is recorded as Sámi Giellagáldu[23].
  • Northern Sami's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+20000'}[24].
  • Northern Sami's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+1700'}[25].
  • Northern Sami's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+4000'}[26].
  • Northern Sami's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+25700'}[27].

Why It Matters

Northern Sami ranks in the top 2% of language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (695 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Snomed ct id 445070003
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P5806]]: 445070003"
  2. 11w ago · Yupik · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Related category Category:Northern Sámi-language albums
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7084]]: [[Q132143531]]"
  3. 17w ago · Yupik · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Anarâš aavis topic id tavesamikiela
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14269]]: tavesamikiela"
  4. 17w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'latitude': 69, 'longitude': 21}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Finnmark, Troms, Ofoten +10
    Category for films in this language Category:Northern Saami-language films
    Has grammatical mood indicative, imperative, conditional +1
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 25600, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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