Lule Sámi is a Western Sámi language spoken in Norway and Sweden by about 1,500-2,000 people. It is spoken mainly around Luleå in Sweden and in northern parts of Nordland county in Norway, and also in Tysfjord municipality, where it is an official language
Lule Sámi is written in the Latin alphabet, and has an official orthography. The language was standardised in 1983.
| A a | Á á | B b | D d | E e | F f | G g | H h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | á | be | de | e | äf | ge | hå |
| I i | J j | K k | L l | M m | N n | Ń ń | O o |
| i | je | kå | äl | äm | än | äŋ/äń/äñ | o |
| P p | R r | S s | T t | U u | V v | Å å | Ä ä |
| pe | är | äs | te | u | ve | å | ä/æ |
The letter ń is also written ñ.
The letters c, q, w, x, y, z and ö are also used, but only in foreign loanwords.
Download alphabet charts for Sámi languages (Excel)
Dán lágan li biejadusá dárogiela, rijkalasj unneplågogielaj ja dáro siejvvemgiela birra. Lágan li aj biejadusá sebrudagá åvdåsvásstádusá birra vaj máhttelisvuohta vatteduvvá aktugattjaj gielav ávkkit, ja giellaávkkima birra almulasj dåjman ja rijkajgasskasasj bálij.
This Act contains provisions on the Swedish language, the national minority languages and Swedish sign language. The Act also contains provisions on the responsibility of the public sector to ensure that the individual is given access to language and on the use of language in the public sector and in international contexts.
Language Act in Lule Sámi
Source: http://www.ud.se/sb/d/574/a/138140
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Information about Lule Sámi | Phrases | Numbers
Information about Lule Sámi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lule_Sami_language
Online Lule Sámi lessons
http://www.ur.se/samasta/samasta1/
Lule Sami phrases
http://www.samer.se/1472
Lule Sámi / English / Swedish picture dictionary
http://lexin.nada.kth.se/lang/trio/en/lulesamiska.htm
Lule Sámi grammar (in Norwegian)
http://www.risten.no/bakgrunn/gram/smj/index.html
Phrases in Lule Sámi
http://www.samer.se/1472
Akkala Sámi, Inari Saami, Kildin Sámi, Lule Sámi, Northern Sámi, Pite Sámi, Skolt Sámi, Southern Sámi, Ter Sámi, Ume Sámi
Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page last modified: 23.04.21
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