Language code: smi

Technical information about ISO 639 language code smi

The table below provides technical details for the Sami languages language, designated by the smi code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

smi

Name

Sami languages

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Northern SamiSouthern SamiLule SamiInari SamiSkolt SamiKildin SamiPite SamiUme SamiTer SamiKemi Sami
Related languages
FinnishKarelianVepsEstonianMari
Key facts
Belongs to the Uralic language family, not Indo-EuropeanFeatures consonant gradation similar to FinnishNorthern Sami has more than 10 grammatical casesKildin Sami is written with a modified Cyrillic scriptRich lexicon for reindeer herding and snow phenomena
Sample phrase

Bures, mo manná?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Sami languages language, identified by the code smi, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.

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