Pite Sami

Pite Sámi
bidumsámegiella
Native toSweden
RegionPite River
Native speakers
25 to 50 (2010)[1]
Uralic
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3sje
Glottologpite1240
ELPPite Saami
Pite Sami language area (red) within Sápmi (grey)
Pite Saami is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Pite Sámi or Arjeplog Sámi (Pite Sami: Bidumsámegiella, Swedish: Pitesamiska, Norwegian: Pitesamisk) is a Sámi language traditionally spoken in Sweden and Norway. It is a critically endangered language[2] that has only about 25–50[1] native speakers left and is now almost only spoken on the Swedish side of the border along the Pite River in the north of Arjeplog and Arvidsjaur and in the mountainous areas of the Arjeplog municipality.

  1. ^ a b At least 25 speakers in 2010 according to researcher Joshua Wilbur. At least 30 active, native speakers in 2010; at least an additional 20 native speakers who do not use the language actively according to the Pite Sámi dictionary project leader Nils Henrik Bengtsson.
  2. ^ "UNESCO - Accueil patrimoine immatériel". ich.unesco.org (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-24.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search