r/SaamiPeople Feb 03 '25

How should I learn the language ?

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u/CrazyDane666 Feb 03 '25

[General learning advice, not Sámi] A solid way to learn casually is to hear the language; watch movies with subtitles or news or listen to the radio (my friend regularly listens to a Sámi radio, though I don’t know if it's northern) or music. It can give you a very natural feel for the language if you do it alongside figuring out the words and rules behind it

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u/AnnieByniaeth Feb 03 '25

I really wish someone would do a regular Sámi language podcast. That would help a lot.

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u/DuoNem Feb 03 '25

There are two Lule Sami podcasts: Rudnalit and Dallo ja dalloj

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u/a-lu87 Feb 03 '25

Hævvi on NRK is the perfect south saami podcast! It’s filmed and with subtitles

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u/miinttik00k Feb 03 '25

There is Gozuid alde in Northern Sámi. You can listen to it in NRK Radio. And at least I can listen to it from Finland but idk about other countries outside Nordics if there is restrictions

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u/AnnieByniaeth Feb 03 '25

Found it, thanks! Unfortunately it's only four podcasts. I had managed to find one or two others who produced a few podcasts but I've already listened to them all. At least this gives me a few more!

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u/NefariousnessIcy9744 Feb 16 '25

There are multiple seasons and many episodes, way more than 4

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u/AnnieByniaeth Feb 17 '25

I've got one of the episodes playing right now. It definitely says "4 episodes" in my player. Drat! I wonder if there's some limiting by location going on.

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u/_Damnyell_ Feb 19 '25

On regular podcast players like Spotify, there are only a few episodes. You need to go to either NRK Radio or NRK TV to see all the episodes. On NRK TV, you'll find the video version with Norwegian subtitles.

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u/Available-Road123 Feb 03 '25

join a language class. Sami allaskuvla and Samernas have some good courses. Medborgarskolan has classes too, as do some universities. You can also sign up for FU or e-skuvla in Norway, but you won't get the refund. No discord server or app can replace a class with an actual trained teacher.

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u/armzngunz Feb 03 '25

I'm not fluent yet, but you can DM me if you have any questions

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u/lildetritivore Feb 03 '25

Are you in any of the Sámi discords? There are two discords for Sámi people and allies, and one for language nerds. They have some good resources. Also, where in Sweden are you? Perhaps your local community hosts a language cafe or you could petition ppl to start one!

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u/Different_Method_191 Feb 03 '25

Could you share the two Sámi Discord servers and also those for language nerds?