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Bás Prinssáš — in Northern Sami language, or sometimes also simply referred to as Sami. The area where Northern Sami is spoken covers the northern parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland. The number of Northern Sami speakers is estimated to be somewhere between 15,000 and 25,000. About 2,000 of these live in Finland and between 5,000 and 6,000 in Sweden.


Úcc Priinsâš — in Skolt Sami language. This language spoken by the Skolts, with approximately 300 speakers in Finland, mainly in Sevettijärvi and approximately 20–30 speakers of the Njuõ’ttjäu’rr (Notozero) dialect in an area surrounding Lake Lovozero in Russia.


Uccâ Priinsâš — in Inari Sámi language. This language is spoken by approximately 300 speakers living in the municipality of Inari, Finland.

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