Overview
Pite Sámi is part of the western group of Sámi languages. Historically spoken along the Pite River in Sweden and neighboring areas in Norway, it was granted an official written orthography in 2019 after years of field collaboration between linguists and native elders.
Key Features
Pite Sámi features consonant gradation and intricate dual grammatical numbers (singular, dual, plural) used to denote exactly two persons or items.