es ▁have ▁been ▁set ▁up ▁for ▁teaching ▁the ▁languages ▁to ▁children . ▁In ▁education , ▁Northern ▁Sam i , ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁limited ▁degree , ▁In ari ▁and ▁Sk olt ▁Sam i , ▁can ▁be ▁studied ▁at ▁primary ▁and ▁secondary ▁levels , ▁both ▁as ▁a ▁moth ert ong ue ▁( for ▁native ▁speak ers ) ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁foreign ▁language ▁( for ▁non - native ▁speak ers ). ▁ ▁Russia ▁ ▁In ▁Russia , ▁S á mi ▁has ▁no ▁official ▁status , ▁neither ▁on ▁the ▁national , ▁regional ▁or ▁local ▁level , ▁and ▁no ▁formal ▁recognition ▁as ▁a ▁minor ity ▁language . ▁S á mi ▁has ▁been ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁Mur m ansk ▁University ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 ; ▁before ▁then , ▁S á mi ▁was ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Pe op les ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁( И н ститу т ▁народ ов ▁се ве ра ) ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Sam i ▁parliament s ▁of ▁Finland , ▁Norway , ▁and ▁Sweden ▁ ▁Norwegian ization ▁ ▁Pre - Fin no - U gr ic ▁substr ate ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁ ▁Fern ande z , ▁J . ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Par l ons ▁la pon . ▁– ▁Paris . ▁ ▁It kon en , ▁T . ▁I . ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁L app arn as ▁fö re kom st ▁i ▁Finland . ▁– ▁Y mer : ▁ 4 3 – 5 7 . ▁Stockholm . ▁ ▁Kop onen