Lars Henrik Andreas Barruk (b. 26 February 1961) is a

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consultant and teacher known for his work documenting and revitalizing the

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. Barruk is one of the few academics working with Ume Sámi, and he has taught courses on the language at

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. He served on a

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working group to develop an Ume Sami orthography together with the linguists

Ole Henrik Magga Ole Henrik Magga (born 12 August 1947) is a Sámi linguist, professor and politician from Kautokeino Municipality, Norway. As a linguist As a linguist, Magga is best known for his work on syntax. His master's thesis at the University of Osl ...

Pekka Sammallahti Pekka Lars Kalervo Sammallahti (, May 21, 1947 in Helsinki) is a professor of Sámi languages at the Giellagas Institute at the University of Oulu. A prolific writer, he has published more than 100 books and articles related to Sápmi and the vario ...

, and ; and he worked with older Ume Sámi speakers on a 4,300-word Ume Sámi dictionary. In 2008, Barruk was awarded the Såhkie Umeå Sami Association's Hederspris and the pan-Nordic Gollegiella Prize for his work with Ume Sámi. In 2018 he was also awarded the

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's Minority Language Prize for his efforts to save Ume Sami. Barruk is the father of the musician

Katarina Barruk Elina Maria Katarina Barruk (born 5 December 1994) is a Swedish Sámi singer, songwriter and pianist, who sings in the Ume Sámi language, now spoken by less than a dozen native speakers. She believes her songs will help to revitalize the langu ...

who writes music in Ume Sami and works as an Ume Sámi language-immersion teacher.

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1961 births Living people Sámi linguists Sámi lexicographers Swedish Sámi people People from Västerås {{sweden-bio-stub