Inari Sami
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Inari Saami (Säämegiella) is a Sami language spoken by some 300-400 people in northern Finland. The main centre is the town of Inari. Inari Sami has an official Roman alphabet and some literature exists. Interestingly, there is one rap artist, Amoc, who raps in the language. Despite its small number of speakers, it is not endangered in the sense that it would be likely to die out soon. Official policy favors the conservation of the language, requiring e.g. translation services. However, only about 10% of public servants in the area can actually serve the Inari Saami-speaking population in Inari Saami, so Finnish is used by the remaining 90%.
Roman alphabet: A/a, (Â/â), B/b, C/c, Č/č, D/d, Đ/đ, E/e, F/f, G/g, H/h, I/i, J/j, K/k, L/l, M/m, N/n, O/o, P/p, R/r, S/s, Š/š, T/t, U/u, V/v, Y/y, Z/z, Ž/ž, Ä/ä, (Á/á). The phonetic values are the same as in Karelian language, and Đ represents the voiced dental fricative (in English "the"), and Á is a half-long "A". Q/q, W/w, X/x, Å/å, Ö/ö are also used in words of foreign origin.
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