Pite Sami
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Pite Sami is a Sami language spoken in Sweden and Norway. It is a dying language that has only about 10 native speakers left and is spoken mainly on the Swedish side of the border along the Pite River in the north of Arjeplog and Arvidsjaur.
Grammar
Cases
Pite Sámi has 9 cases:
Verbs
Person
Pite Sami verbs conjugate for three grammatical persons:
Mood
Pite Sami has 4 grammatical moods:
- indicative
- imperative
- conditional
- potential
Tense
Pite Sami verbs conjugate for two tenses:
Negative verb
Pite Sami, like Finnish, the other Sámi languages and Estonian, has a negative verb. In Pite Sámi, the negative verb conjugates according to mood.
Phonology
Writing system
Pite Sámi is one of the four Sámi languages that does not have an official written language.
References
- Lagercrantz, Eliel: Sprachlehre des Westlappischen nach der Mundart von Arjeplog. Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, 1926, ISSN 0355-0230.
- Lehtiranta, Juhani: Arjeploginsaamen äänne- ja taivutusopin pääpiirteet. Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, 1992, ISBN 951-9403-55-8.
External links
- [Sámi lottit] Names of birds found in Sápmi in a number of languages, including Skolt Sámi and English. Search function only works with Finnish input though.
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