Bures!
say it: “BOO-res”
Northern Sami
in its own words: davvisámegiella
- Speakers
- 25 thousand (estimate)
- Family
- Uralic
- Vitality
- Definitely endangered
- Where it is spoken
- Finland, Norway, Russian Federation, Sweden
- Script
- Latin
- Official language
- Norway (regional)
Fun fact
The Sámi languages have an extensive terminology for snow and for reindeer by age, colouring and antler shape.