Foreign Language Inari Sámi - Basic case studies
Foreign Language Inari Sámi - Basic · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Inari Sámi (anarâškielâ) is a critically endangered Uralic language spoken mainly around Lake Inari in Finnish Lapland, with roughly a few hundred speakers. The Basic-level examination in Inari Sámi is a proficiency credential for learners who want independent evidence that they can handle everyday written and spoken Inari Sámi. The Foreign Language Inari Sámi - Basic case studies are 5 cases and about 2,794 words.
1The self-corrected announcement at the village hall
A candidate sits the listening section of a basic Inari Sámi exam at the Aanaar adult education centre. The recording is a 50-second announcement for a language evening at the village hall.
593 words, about 3 min2Reading a library notice with one unknown word
A candidate is reading a short notice pinned to the door of the Aanaar library. The notice has six lines: a bold heading, a date and time, a room, an instruction, and a phone number.
557 words, about 3 min3Writing a 40-60 word delay message to a host
A candidate on a school exchange in Aanaar must write a 40-60 word message in Inari Sámi to their host, Márjá. The bus from Rovaniemi is delayed by 70 minutes because of snow.
574 words, about 3 min4Repair at the Siida ticket counter
A candidate is doing a role-play at the ticket counter of the Siida museum in Aanaar. The clerk speaks Inari Sámi at normal speed.
549 words, about 3 min5Choosing a noun form from a two-stem dictionary entry
A candidate is completing a short writing task in a basic Inari Sámi exam. They want to write 'I am going to the shop with two friends.' They know the verb and the numeral 'kyehti' (two), but they are unsure which form of the noun 'friend' to use after the numeral, and which form to use after the comitative 'with'.
521 words, about 3 min