Buerie båeteme! Welcome to the OWL+’ unit on South Saami!

Here you will get an opportunity to learn about an old but resilient language that is so characteristic that it baffels linguists and even challenges their theories of what a language is capable of. It also is the life blood of a community that has played an important role in the strengthening of rights of indigenous peoples.

First you will get a broad idea of where to find this language spoken, and the role and status it plays in the society of today. Then you will see some of its traits and learn what it sounds like.