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Population of Groups Speaking

42,000

People Group's Primary Language

3

Bible Status

Translation Need Questionable

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Progress Scale: ●●●●●
Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Population	Progress Scale	Language Rank	Primary Religion	% Professing Christian	% Evangelical	Indigenous
	Saami, Northern	Finland	3,800	5 ●	Primary	Christianity	97.00 %	12.00 %	●
	Saami, Northern	Norway	32,000	4 ●	Primary	Christianity	95.00 %	8.00 %	●
	Saami, Northern	Sweden	5,600	4 ●	Primary	Christianity	93.00 %	5.00 %	●
	Totals: 3			0 ●	3 (P) : 0 (S)

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Item	Code
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	sme
Written	Yes
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Language Alternate Names
Davvin
North Sámi
Northern Lapp
Northern Lappish
Northern Saami
Norwegian Saami
Saame
Saami
Same
Sámegiella
Samic

Dialects
Ruija
Saami, Northern
Sea Lappish
Torne

Dialect Alternate Names
Nordic
Norway
Sami
Sámi


Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	Questionable translation need
New Testament	1840-1998
Complete Bible	1895


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Amazon
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Gospel Go
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The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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