Laponia - Sami
Herria
- Iparraldeko Eskandinaviako
jatorrizklo biztanleak dira Samiak (Sámi:
laponiarrak). Lau estatutan banaturik dago beren herria
(Laponia edo Sápmi):
Finlandia (samieraz, Suopma), Norvegia (Norga), Suedia
(Ruo
tta) eta
Errusia (Ruossa). 70.000 Sami inguru daude, gehienak
Norvegian, baina erdiak baino gutxiago egiten du
samieraz. Samiera (hizkuntza
fino-ugriarra) bera hizkuntza
bat izan barik, hizkuntza multzo bat da (3tik 11ra
mintzaira desberdin, sailkapen desberdinen arabera), eta
Ipar Samiera da indartsuena. GeoNativeko taula hauetan,
Ipar Samierazko izenak ageri dira. Beheko ingelesezko
datuetan duzu bakoitzaren kokapena eta hiztun kopurua
(iturria: Unescoren hizkuntzen
liburu gorria)
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Lapponia /
Samiland
- The Sámi or Saami
are the native inhabitants of northern Scandinavia. The
terms Lapp and Lappish are to be avoided. The Sami
country, Lapponia or Sápmi, is
divided between four states: Finland (Suopma in Sami),
Norway (Norga), Sweden (Ruo
tta) and
Russia (Ruossa). There are about 70,000 Sami in
Scandinavia. In Norway, between 40,000 and 45,000. Sweden
about 17,000, Finland around 5,700 and Russia approx.
2,000. The Sami language (of the Finno-Ugric group) is not just one, but a set of different
languages. Some count three distinct languages: East
Sami, Central Sami and South Sami, with Central Sami
including North Sami, Pite Sami and Lule Sami. In other
accounts up to 11 Sami languages are listed. Not all
ethnic Sami speak their language. Just 20.000 in Norway,
in Finland around 3,000, in Sweden 10,000 and in Russia
about 1,000. Most Sami speakers speak North Sami. These
tables here contain names in North Sami.
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