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Language code: se

Technical information about ISO 639 language code se

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The table below provides technical details for the Northern Sami language, designated by the se code from the ISO 639-1 standard.

Code

se

Name

Official

Northern Sami

Native

Davvisámegiella

Family
Sami
Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Torne SamiFinnmark SamiSea Sami
Related languages
Lule SamiPite SamiSouthern SamiInari SamiSkolt Sami
Key facts
Uses the Latin alphabet enriched with several special letters like Ŋ and ĐDisplays extensive consonant gradation, causing stem consonants to alternate depending on grammarHas a rich system of negative verbs that are conjugated for person, number and moodThe earliest printed book in Northern Sami appeared in 1770Modern language technology (spell-checkers, speech synthesis) is actively developed by the Giellatekno centre.
Sample phrase

Bures, mo don leat?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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Northern Sami belongs to the Uralic language family, specifically to the Sami subgroup. It is one of the official languages in Norway and is also used in specific parts of Finland and Sweden. It is written using the Latin script (Northern Sami alphabet). It is estimated that there are around 25,000 speakers worldwide.

Language presence globally

Speakers

Norway

20K

Sweden

4K

Finland

1.7K

*The graph shows a rough estimate of Northern Sami speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.

Related locale codes

se-FI – Northern Sami (Finland)

se-NO – Northern Sami (Norway)

se-SE – Northern Sami (Sweden)

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