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The region stretches over four countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia.To the north, it is bounded by the Barents Sea, Norwegian Sea, and White Sea. [2] [3] Lapland (/ ˈ l æ p l æ n d /) has been a historical term for areas inhabited by the Sami based on the older term "Lapp" for its inhabitants, a term which is now considered outdated or pejorative. [4]
The Sámi (/ ˈ s ɑː m i / SAH-mee; also spelled Sami or Saami) are the traditionally Sámi-speaking indigenous people inhabiting the region of Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Kola Peninsula in Russia.
Placename evidence suggesting a former Sámi presence in northwestern Russia (Arkhangelsk Region and the Vologda Region) has also been identified. [13] However, this may alternatively indicate a former population speaking a language related to but distinct from Sami proper. [14]
Lapland, also known by its Swedish name Lappland (Northern Sami: Sápmi, Finnish: Lappi, Meänkieli: Lappi Latin: Lapponia), is a province in northernmost Sweden. It borders the Swedish provinces of Jämtland, Ångermanland, Västerbotten, and Norrbotten, as well as Norway and Finland. Nearly a quarter of Sweden's land area is in Lappland.
Sámi Americans are Americans of Sámi descent, who originate from Sápmi, the northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of Russia.The term Lapp Americans has been historically used, though lapp is considered derogatory by the Sámi.
English: Southern Sami language locator map Map based on File:Saamelaisalueet.svg by User:Opetustuubi, which used File:Europe_political_chart_blank.svg as a base map with Sami regions drawn according to publication Saamelaiset Suomessa, Saamelaiskäräjien julkaisuja 2008. Kalevaprint 2008.
but no, Yona exist, some Sami may live there; back to the original: 09:28, 17 June 2020: 788 × 600 (976 KB) Любослов Езыкин: that was not svg: 00:51, 17 February 2020: 1,920 × 1,462 (3.16 MB) SaltyViking: Crossing out the last village that was having Akkala Sami speakers. 13:21, 7 July 2015: 788 × 600 (999 KB) Любослов ...
A 2000 survey by the Sami Language Council showed Kautokeino Municipality and Karasjok Municipality as 96% and 94% Sami-speaking respectively; [9] should those percentages still be true as of the 2022 national population survey, this would result in 2,761 and 2,428 speakers respectively, virtually all of which being speakers of Northern Sámi.