Southern Sami language
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![Åarjel-saemiej skuvle (Southern Sami school) and maanagierte (kindergarten) in Snåsa.](/Images/godic/202502/12/Åarjel-saemiej_skuvle_Snåsa1613.jpg")
Southern Sami (Åarjelsaemien gïele) is the southwestern-most of the Sami languages. It is a seriously endangered language; the strongholds of this language are the municipalities of Snåsa, Røyrvik, Røros and Hattfjelldal in Norway.