Background
Four main points were considered in launching new orthographies for Northern Sámi:
- Knowing in principle the details of the orthography
- Recognizing the linguistic changes that affect Northern Sámi
- Selecting which dialect to use for the Northern Sámi literary language
- Considering the Northern Sámi spelling in other countries
Furthermore, it can be said, jokingly though with a grain of truth, that the orthography used for Northern Sámi has changed each time the professor of Sámi has changed at the University of Oslo, i.e., with Nils Vibe Stockfleth, J. A. Friis, Konrad Nielsen, Knut Bergsland and Ole Henrik Magga. This generalization is no longer true for the two most recent professors and the latest orthography. The 1979 orthography was the result of a collective effort by Sámi from all three countries where Northern Sámi is spoken, working together to reach a consensus over a ten-year period.
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