Southern Sami
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Southern Sami is an endangered language spoken by indigenous Sami people in Scandinavia that belongs to the Uralic language family. It matters because the language is at risk of disappearing, and preserving it is important for maintaining the cultural heritage and identity of the Sami people.
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Åarjel-saemiej skuvle (Southern Sámi school) and maanagierte (kindergarten) in Snåasen Municipality.
Southern Sámi or South Sámi (Southern Sami: åarjelsaemien gïele; Norwegian: sørsamisk; Swedish: sydsamiska) is the southwesternmost of the Sámi languages, and is spoken in Norway and Sweden. It is an endangered language. The designated main village of the language in Norway is Snåasen Municipality (Snåsa) where the country's sole museum about Southern Sámi (Saemien sijte) and a long-running Southern Sámi primary school for Years 1 through 7 (Åarjel-saemiej skuvle). Other places of Southern Sámi culture in Norway are Aarborten Municipality (Hattfjelldal) in Nordlaante County (Nordland) and also in Raarvihken Municipality (Røyrvik), and Rossen Municipality (Røros), all of which are in Trööndelage County (Trøndelag). Out of an ethnic population of approximately 2,000, only about 500 still speak the language fluently. Southern Sámi belongs to the Saamic group within the Uralic language family.