North Saami
davvisámegiella
North Saami is a Uralic language spoken in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Russia, by about 25.7 thousand people. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Northern Sámi (or North Sámi; US: SAH-mee, UK: also SAM-ee; Northern Sami: davvisámegiella [ˈtavːiːˌsaːmeˌkie̯lːa]; Finnish: pohjoissaame [ˈpohjoi̯sˌsɑːme]; Norwegian: nordsamisk; Swedish: nordsamiska; disapproved exonym Lappish or Lapp) is the most widely spoken of all Sámi languages. The area where Northern Sámi is spoken covers the northern parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland.
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Written down
Buot olbmot riegádit friddja ja ovttaveardásažžan iežaset árvvu ja vuoigatvuođaid dáfus. Sidjiide lea addojuvvon ipmárdus ja oamedovdu, ja sii galget meannudit guđet guimmiideasetguin vieljalaš vuoiŋŋain.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in North Saami
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | eadni | |
| father | áhčči | |
| child | mánná | |
| man | almmái | |
| woman | nisu | |
| name | namma | |
| friend | verdde | |
| eye | čalbmi | |
| ear | beallji | |
| nose | njunni | |
| tooth | bátni | |
| tongue | njuovčča | |
| hand | giehta | |
| heart | váibmu | |
| head | oaivi | |
| blood | varra | |
| bone | dákti | |
| skin | liiki | |
| knee | čibbi | |
| breast | čižži | |
| liver | vuoivvas | |
| water | čáhci | |
| fire | dolla | |
| moon | mánnu | |
| star | násti | |
| rain | arvi | |
| snow | muohta | |
| wind | biegga | |
| stone | geađgi | |
| mountain | várri |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Inari SamiUralic54% alike
- Lule SamiUralic47% alike
- Pite SaamiUralic43% alike
- Skolt SamiUralic41% alike
- Kildin SaamiUralic37% alike
- Akkala SaamiUralic34% 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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