Saami, South

SMA

provincial

Alternate Names: “Lapp” (pej.), Southern Lapp

Genealogy:

Uralic
Sami
Western
Southern

Demographics: 300 in Sweden (Krauss 1992). Population total all countries: 600. Ethnic population: 600.

Language Use: Used by few children. Also use Swedish [swe].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Bible portions.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Sweden