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Saǥai Muittalægje
''Saǥai Muittalægje'' was an early Sámi newspaper published twice a month from July 1904 to September 1911. Although only 33 issues were published, ''Saǥai Muittalægje'' played an important role in building Sámi identity and supporting opposition to Norwegianization policies. It is considered the first Sámi political newspaper. History ''Saǥai Muittalægje'' (in modern Northern Sámi orthography ''Ságaid Muitaleaddji''), which means "The News Reporter," was founded by teacher and journalist Anders Larsen in Fálesnuorri, Norway. It was published on a press owned by Gustav Lund that also printed the '' Nuorttanaste'' Sámi Christian newspaper. At the time of the paper's founding, Norway was putting increasing pressure on its Sámi and Kven populations to assimilate and identify as Norwegians. By publishing in Northern Sámi, ''Saǥai Muittalægje'' stood in direct opposition to this Norwegianization policy. It published its last issue in September 1911 due to financial di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Sámi
Northern or North Sámi ( ; se, davvisámegiella ; fi, pohjoissaame ; no, nordsamisk; sv, nordsamiska; disapproved exonym Lappish or Lapp) is the most widely spoken of all Sámi languages. The area where Northern Sámi is spoken covers the northern parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland. The number of Northern Sámi speakers is estimated to be somewhere between 15,000 and 25,000. About 2,000 of these live in Finland and between 5,000 and 6,000 in Sweden, with the remaining portions being in Norway. History Among the first printed Sámi texts is ''Svenske och Lappeske ABC Book'' ("Swedish and Lappish ABC book"), written in Swedish and what is likely a form of Northern Sámi. It was published in two editions in 1638 and 1640 and includes 30 pages of prayers and confessions of Protestant faith. It has been described as the first book "with a regular Sámi language form". Northern Sámi was first described by Knud Leem (''En lappisk Grammatica efter den Dialect, som bruges af Fie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |