Pekka Lars Kalervo Sammallahti ( smn, Sevtil-Piäkká, May 21, 1947 in Helsinki) is a professor of

Sámi languages Sámi languages ( ), in English also rendered as Sami and Saami, are a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Sámi people in Northern Europe (in parts of northern Finland, Norway, Sweden, and extreme northwestern Russia). There are, dependin ...

at the Giellagas Institute at the

University of Oulu The University of Oulu ( fi, Oulun yliopisto) is one of the largest universities in Finland, located in the city of Oulu. It was founded on July 8, 1958. The university has around 13,000 students and 2,900 staff. 21 International Master's P ...

. A prolific writer, he has published more than 100 books and articles related to

Sápmi (, smj, Sábme / Sámeednam, sma, Saepmie, sju, Sábmie, , , sjd, Са̄мь е̄ммьне, Saam' jiemm'n'e) is the cultural region traditionally inhabited by the Sámi people. Sápmi is in Northern and Eastern Europe and includes the ...

and the various

. Sammallahti has also been a driving force in the work done to create official written languages for a number of Sámi languages. He is a member of the

Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ( no, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, DNVA) is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway. Its purpose is to support the advancement of science and scholarship in Norway. History The Royal Frederick Unive ...

. He is the only brother of photographer

Pentti Sammallahti Pentti Sammallahti (born 1950 in Helsinki) is a Finnish photographer. He is the only brother of Finnish linguist Pekka Sammallahti Pekka Lars Kalervo Sammallahti ( smn, Sevtil-Piäkká, May 21, 1947 in Helsinki) is a professor of Sámi language ...

Works

* Korhonen, Mikko, Jouni Mosnikoff, Pekka Sammallahti. 1973: Koltansaamen opas. ''Castrenianumin toimitteita'' ; 4. Helsinki : Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, * Mosnikoff, Jouni & Pekka Sammallahti 1988: ''U'cc sääm-lää'dd sää'nnkeârjaz = Pieni koltansaame-suomi sanakirja'' tsjoki: Jorgaleaddji, 1988. * Sammallahti, Pekka 1974: Material from Forest Nenets. ''Castrenianumin toimitteita'' ; 2 Helsinki : .n. 1974. * Sammallahti, Pekka 1975: Sodankylän saamelaisten entistä elämää. Elsa-Marja Aikion kertomana. ''Castrenianumin toimitteita'' ; 14 Helsinki : .n. 1975. * Sammallahti, Pekka 1977: Norjansaamen Itä-Enontekiön murteen äänneoppi. ''Suomalais-ugrilaisen seuran toimituksia'' ; 160 Helsinki : Suomalais-ugrilainen seura. * Sammallahti, Pekka 1980: Jietnadatoahppa : fonetihka vuođđoássit 1. ''Dieđut'' ; Nr.2-1980.Guovdageaidnu : Sámi instituhtta, 1980. * Sammallahti, Pekka 1989: ''Sámi-suoma sátnegirji = Saamelais-suomalainen sanakirja''. Ohcejohka : Jorgaleaddji. * Sammallahti, Pekka 1993: ''Sámi-suoma-sámi sátnegirji = Saamelais-suomalais-saamelainen sanakirja''. Ohcejohka : Girjegiisá * Sammallahti, Pekka & Mosnikoff, Jouni 1991: ''Suomi-koltansaame sanakirja = Lää'dd-sää'm sää'nnke'rjj''. Ohcejohka : Girjegiisá, 1991. * Sammallahti, Pekka & Morottaja, Matti 1993: ''Säämi-suomâ sänikirje = Inarinsaamelais-suomalainen sanakirja''. Ohcejohka : Girjegiisá, 1991. * Sammallahti, Pekka 1998: ''The Saami languages : an introduction''. Kárásjohka : Davvi girji. * Sammallahti, Pekka 2002: ''North Saami resource dictionary''. Publications of the Giellagas Institute ; vol. 1. Oulu : Oulun Yliopisto, 2002. * Sammallahti, Pekka 2005: ''Láidehus sámegiela cealkkaoahpa dutkamii''. Kárásjohka : Davvi girji, 2005. * Sammallahti, Pekka & Klaus Peter Nickel 2006: ''Sámi-duiskka sátnegirji = Sáámisch-deutsches wörterbuch.''. Karasjok : Davvi Girji, 2006. * Sammallahti, Pekka 2007: ''Gielladutkama terminologiija''. Kárásjohka : Davvi girji, 2007. * Sammallahti, Pekka 2007: ''Inarinsaamen käänteissanakirja - Inari Saami Reverse Dictionary''. Publications of the Giellagas Institute ; vol. 6. Oulu : ulun Yliopisto 2007. * Nickel, Klaus Peter & Pekka Sammallahti 2008: ''Duiskka-sámi sátnegirji = Deutsch-saamisches wörterbuch.''. Karasjok : Davvi Girji, 2008. * Nickel, Klaus Peter & Pekka Sammallahti 2011: ''Nordsamisk grammatikk.''. Karasjok : Davvi Girji, 2011.

References

External links

Siida article on Pekka Sammallahti
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sammallahti, Pekka 1947 births Living people Writers from Helsinki People from Utsjoki Linguists of Sámi Linguists from Finland Finnish Finno-Ugrists Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters