2 7 ), ▁ <0xCB> <0x8A> ▁( U + 0 2 CA ) ▁or ▁ ´ ▁( U + 0 0 B 4 )) ▁are ▁also ▁sometimes ▁used ▁in ▁published ▁texts . ▁ ▁Official ▁status ▁ ▁Norway ▁▁ ▁A do pt ed ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Article ▁ 1 1 0 a ▁of ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Constitution ▁states : ▁" It ▁is ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁authorities ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁to ▁create ▁conditions ▁en abling ▁the ▁Sam i ▁people ▁to ▁preserve ▁and ▁develop ▁its ▁language , ▁culture ▁and ▁way ▁of ▁life ". ▁The ▁Sam i ▁Language ▁Act ▁went ▁into ▁effect ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁S á mi ▁is ▁an ▁official ▁language ▁alongside ▁Norwegian ▁in ▁the ▁" admin istr ative ▁area ▁for ▁S á mi ▁language ", ▁that ▁includes ▁eight ▁municipal ities ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁half ▁of ▁Norway , ▁namely ▁K auto ke ino , ▁Kar as j ok , ▁G á iv u ot na ▁– ▁K å f j ord ▁– ▁Ka iv u ono , ▁N esse by , ▁P ors anger , ▁T ana , ▁T ys f j ord , ▁Lav angen ▁and ▁Sn å sa . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁S á mi , ▁K ven , ▁Roman es ▁and ▁Roman i ▁were ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁" reg ional ▁or ▁minor ity ▁languages " ▁in ▁Norway ▁within ▁the ▁framework ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Char ter ▁for ▁Regional ▁or ▁Minor ity ▁L anguages . ▁ ▁Sweden ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1