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'''Annotating and documenting Lule Saami''' is a NTNU pilotstudy using the TypeCraft database. Here and on the following pages about Documenting Lule Saami we tell you more about which texts we have chosen for linguistic annotation and why.We also would like to tell you about our ideas of community-oriented language documentation, and not least, we would like you to get to know the Lule Saami people.
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The Sami are an indigenous people living in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. Their territory stretches from the Kola peninsula in northwestern Russia to Engerdal in southern Norway and Idre in southern Sweden. This area is called Sápmi in the Northern Saami language. Traditionally, the Sami have lived by reindeer herding, fishing, hunting and farming, but today, they have both traditional and modern jobs. There are many interesting sites about Sami and the Sami people that you can visit online: [[Lule Saami online]]
 
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You probably already know that the Saami are an indigenous people living in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, and that
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their territory stretches from the Kola peninsula in northwestern Russia to Engerdal in southern Norway and Idre in southern Sweden. This area is called Sápmi in the Northern Saami language. Traditionally, the Saami have lived by reindeer herding, fishing, hunting and farming, but today, the Saami have both traditional and modern jobs. There are many interesting sites about Saami and the Saami people that you can visit online: [[Lule Saami online]]
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[[Image:boblekart.jpg|thumb|left|Here is a map of Scandinavia with the Sami areas in color. Modified by Bruce Morén]]
 
[[Image:boblekart.jpg|thumb|left|Here is a map of Scandinavia with the Sami areas in color. Modified by Bruce Morén]]
'''SAAMI PEOPLE'''
 
  
Saami has been spoken on the Scandinavian and Kola Peninsulas in Northwest Europe since prehistoric times. Recent genetic, archeological and linguistic research suggests that the Saami people are descendent of the first inhabitants of the area after the glaciers of the last ice-age receded.  
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Sami has been spoken on the Scandinavian and Kola Peninsulas in Northwest Europe since prehistoric times. Recent genetic, archaeological and linguistic research suggests that the Sami people are descendants of the first inhabitants of the area after the glaciers of the last ice-age receded.  
  
Linguists currently recognize 9 living Saami languages. Lule Saami is the second largest of these. It is spoken by about 1,500 people. The traditional Lule Saami area runs from Luleå in Sweden on the Gulf of Bothnia to Nordland in Norway. This is shown on the following map. Note that the Sea Saami no longer have an independent language, but have adopted North Saami, Lule Saami or Norwegian.  
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Linguists currently recognize 9 living Sami languages. Lule Sami is the second largest of these. It is spoken by about 1,500 people. The traditional Lule Sami area runs from Luleå in Sweden on the Gulf of Bothnia to Nordland in Norway. This is shown on the following map. Note that the Sea Sami no longer have an independent language, but have adopted North Sami, Lule Sami or Norwegian.  
  
Archeological evidence shows that Sábme/Sápmi extends along most of the western coast of the Gulf of Bothnia and reaches as far south as Hudiksvall. This area is called Sápmi in the Northern Sami language. - about 300 km north of Stockholm. This is shown here, but not on most modern maps for political reasons. The Saami also lived farther east and south in Finland than is shown here.  
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Archaeological evidence shows that Sábme/Sápmi extended along most of the western coast of the Gulf of Bothnia and reached as far south as Hudiksvall. This area is called Sápmi in the Northern Sami language.The area is shown here, but not on most modern maps for political reasons. The Sami also lived farther east and south in Finland than is shown here.  
  
The Saami languages belong to the Uralic language family and are unrelated to most of the other languages in Western Europe. The closest relatives are Finnish and Estonian, but the Saami languages separated from these more than 3,000 years ago. This means that the Saami language group has an independent history that is at least as long as that of the Germanic language group, and that is twice as old as that of the Romance language group. This long history and the fact that they are usually not mutually intelligible makes them different languages, not different dialects as they are often mistakenly described.
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The Sami languages belong to the Uralic language family unrelated to most of the other languages in Western Europe. The closest relatives are Finnish and Estonian, yet the Sami separated from these more than 3,000 years ago.
  
 
Although the Saami languages are classified as Finno-Ugric, their vocabularies are heavily influenced by contact with Slavic and Germanic neighbors. In addition, recent research suggests that they also contain remnants of the original Paleolithic languages of Scandinavia.  
 
Although the Saami languages are classified as Finno-Ugric, their vocabularies are heavily influenced by contact with Slavic and Germanic neighbors. In addition, recent research suggests that they also contain remnants of the original Paleolithic languages of Scandinavia.  
  
 
Because of its long independent history and the relatively few number of speakers (i.e. less than 30,000 total), the Saami language family is arguable the most endangered language family in Europe (UNESCO Redbook of Endangered Languages).
 
Because of its long independent history and the relatively few number of speakers (i.e. less than 30,000 total), the Saami language family is arguable the most endangered language family in Europe (UNESCO Redbook of Endangered Languages).

Revision as of 15:59, 12 November 2008

"Roots" © Svenn-Egil Knutsen

The Sami are an indigenous people living in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. Their territory stretches from the Kola peninsula in northwestern Russia to Engerdal in southern Norway and Idre in southern Sweden. This area is called Sápmi in the Northern Saami language. Traditionally, the Sami have lived by reindeer herding, fishing, hunting and farming, but today, they have both traditional and modern jobs. There are many interesting sites about Sami and the Sami people that you can visit online: Lule Saami online


Here is a map of Scandinavia with the Sami areas in color. Modified by Bruce Morén

Sami has been spoken on the Scandinavian and Kola Peninsulas in Northwest Europe since prehistoric times. Recent genetic, archaeological and linguistic research suggests that the Sami people are descendants of the first inhabitants of the area after the glaciers of the last ice-age receded.

Linguists currently recognize 9 living Sami languages. Lule Sami is the second largest of these. It is spoken by about 1,500 people. The traditional Lule Sami area runs from Luleå in Sweden on the Gulf of Bothnia to Nordland in Norway. This is shown on the following map. Note that the Sea Sami no longer have an independent language, but have adopted North Sami, Lule Sami or Norwegian.

Archaeological evidence shows that Sábme/Sápmi extended along most of the western coast of the Gulf of Bothnia and reached as far south as Hudiksvall. This area is called Sápmi in the Northern Sami language.The area is shown here, but not on most modern maps for political reasons. The Sami also lived farther east and south in Finland than is shown here.

The Sami languages belong to the Uralic language family unrelated to most of the other languages in Western Europe. The closest relatives are Finnish and Estonian, yet the Sami separated from these more than 3,000 years ago.

Although the Saami languages are classified as Finno-Ugric, their vocabularies are heavily influenced by contact with Slavic and Germanic neighbors. In addition, recent research suggests that they also contain remnants of the original Paleolithic languages of Scandinavia.

Because of its long independent history and the relatively few number of speakers (i.e. less than 30,000 total), the Saami language family is arguable the most endangered language family in Europe (UNESCO Redbook of Endangered Languages).