Saami, Inari
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Fact corner
- Language: Saami, Inari
- Alternate names: Inari "Lappish", Anar, "Finnish Lapp", "Lapp", Sámi, Samic, Saam, Saame
- SIL-code: Ethnologue:sma
- Language family: Uralic, Sami, Eastern
- Number of speakers: 250
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Introduction
Inari Sámi (anarâškielâ) is a Finno-Ugric, Sami language spoken in Finland by some 250 people, the majority of which are middle-aged or older and live in the municipality of Inari. It is the only Sami language that is spoken exclusively in Finland. The language is classified as being seriously endangered as few children learn the language.
The Verb
Person
Verbs conjugate for three grammatical persons:
- first person
- second person
- third person
Grammatical number
Verbs conjugate for three grammatical numbers:
- singular
- dual
- plural
Sample verb: vuollâđ
| Indicative | Conditional | Potential | Imperative | ||
| Present | Past | ||||
| Sg.1 | vuolâm | vuollim | vuo'lâččim | vyeleem | vuállum |
| Sg.2 | vuolah | vuollih | vuo'lâččih | vyeleeh | vuolâ |
| Sg.3 | vuáḷá | vuolâi | vuo'lâččij | vuolš | vuá'lus |
| Du.1 | vyel'leen | vuoláim | vuo'lâččáim | vuo'lâžeen | vuál'loon |
| Du.2 | vuo'ḷâvettee | vuoláid | vuo'lâččáid | vuolâšvettee | vyel'lee |
| Du.3 | vuollâv | vuoláin | vuo'lâččáin | vuo'lâžává | vuállus |
| Pl.1 | vuollâp | vuoláim | vuo'lâččijm | vuo'lâžep | vuállup |
| Pl.2 | vuo'ḷâvetteđ | vuoláid | vuo'lâččijd | vuolâšvetteđ | vuollâđ |
| Pl.3 | vyeḷih | vuol'lii | vuo'lâččii | vuolâžeh | vuállus |