Inari Sámi (anarâškielâ) revitalization
Inari Sámi language (anarâškielâ) is a Sámi language spoken in Finland. The Inari Sámi came severely endangered in the 1900's but thanks to conscious revitalization efforts, the language loss has been reversed and is today spoken by around 300 speakers.
The revitalization of Inari Sámi language has been particularly successful, and in the reversing language shift most important factors have been the conscious efforts originating from the community, the language nest model (an immersion program for children under school age), mother tongue medium school instruction and intensive language education for adults. [1]
Currently the revitalization of Inari Sámi focuses on strengthening the literacy skills in Inari Sámi. In this third revitalization phase the aim is to activate the speakers as writers and to set up new writing domains, i.a. in administration, school and media. [2]
Further readings:
Aikio-Puoskari, Ulla 2016. Gullos sámegiella! Saamen kielten elvyttämisen parhaita käytäntöjä ja kansallisen politiikan linjauksia Suomessa, Ruotsissa ja Norjassa. Sámediggi/Saamen kielen toimisto.
Ylikoski, Jussi 2019. Giellaealáskahttima vejolašvuođat. Dutkansearvvi dieđalaš áigečála 1/2019. In address http://dutkansearvi.fi/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/jussi_ylikoski.pdf.
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- ↑ Pasanen, Annika 2015. Kuávsui já peeivičuovâ. 'Sarastus ja päivänvalo'. Inarinsaamen kielen revitalisaatio. Helsinki: Uralica Helsingiensia 9. Finnish-Ugrian Society. https://journal.fi/uralicahelsingiensia/issue/view/uh9/uh9
- ↑ Olthuis, Marja-Liisa, Trond Trosterud, Erika Katjaana Sarivaara, Petter Morottaja and Eljas Niskanen 2021. Strengthening the Literacy of an Indigenous Language Community: Methodological Implications of the Project Čyeti čälled anarâškielân, ‘One Hundred Writers for Aanaar Saami’. In Indigenous Research Methodologies in Sámi and Global Contexts (eds.) P. K. Virtanen, P. Keskitalo & T. Olsen, (pp.175 –200). Brill. https://brill.com/display/title/56605
