How many sámi speaks sami as their native tongue?
The Sámi people speak several Sámi languages. It is estimated that 50% of all Sámis speak Sámi. All in all, there are close to 100,000 Sámi people in the world, with about 7,000 living in Finland. Most of the Sámis are found in Norway. The most common of the Sámi languages is North Sámi, other important related languages being South Sámi, Lule Sámi, Kildin Sámi, Skolt Sámi, and Inari Sámi (spoken only in Finland). Additionally, there are other extremely small language groups which only exist in the spoken form. Sámi is one of the Finno-Ugrian languages.
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