Northern Sámi Braille Explained

Northern Sámi Braille
Type:alphabet
Languages:Northern Sámi
Fam1:Braille
Fam2:French Braille
Fam3:Scandinavian Braille
Print:Northern Sámi alphabet
Note:none

Northern Sámi Braille is the braille alphabet of the Northern Sámi language.[1] It was developed in the 1980s based on the Scandinavian Braille alphabet but with the addition of seven new letters (á, č, đ, ŋ, š, ŧ, ž) required for writing in Northern Sámi.[2]

Chart

Northern Sámi Braille uses (French à) for á, dot 6 is added to c and d for č and đ, while the other accented letters are the mirror-images in braille of the base form in print.


a

á

b

c

č

d

đ

e

f

g

h

i

j

k

l

m

n

ŋ

o

p

r

s

š

t

ŧ

u

v

z

ž

 

Punctuation is the same as in Norwegian Braille.

Notes and References

  1. UNESCO (2013) World Braille Usage, 3rd edition.
  2. Web site: Disabled Sámi in Norway. A double minority between special education and indigenous rights. Anna. Derksen. September 2019. Rethinking Disability. 16 July 2020.