Lule Sami
julevsámegiella
Lule Sami is a Uralic language spoken in Sweden and Norway, by about 700 people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Lule Sámi (Lule Sami: julevsámegiella, Norwegian: lulesamisk, Swedish: lulesamiska) is a Uralic-Sámi language spoken around the Lule River in Sweden and in the northern parts of Nordland county in Norway. In Norway it is especially seen in Hamarøy Municipality (formerly Tysfjord Municipality), where Lule Sámi is one of the official languages. It is written in the Latin script, having an official alphabet.
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Words in Lule Sami
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | ieddne | |
| father | áhttje | |
| eye | tjalmme | |
| water | tjáhtje | |
| fire | dållå | |
| mountain | várre | |
| night | idja | |
| fish | guolle | |
| I | mån | |
| bread | láibbe | |
| thank you | gijtto | |
| book | girjje | |
| new | ådå |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Pite SaamiUralic56% alike
- Inari SamiUralic49% alike
- North SaamiUralic47% alike
- Skolt SamiUralic47% alike
- Kildin SaamiUralic42% alike
- Akkala SaamiUralic37% alike
Grammar
- Pite SaamiUralic93% alike
- Ume SaamiUralic90% alike
- North SaamiUralic90% alike
- KarelianUralic89% alike
- FinnishUralic89% alike
- IngrianUralic89% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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