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Pekka Sammallahti

b. 1947

Finnish linguist, professor emeritus

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Born 1947. Pekka Sammallahti is a Finnish linguist, anthropologist and lexicographer.

Pekka Lars Kalervo Sammallahti (, May 21, 1947 in Helsinki) is a professor of Sámi languages at the Giellagas Institute at the University of Oulu. A prolific writer, he has published more than 100 books and articles related to Sápmi and the various Sámi languages. Sammallahti has also been a driving force in the work done to create official written languages for a number of Sámi languages.

He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.

He is the only brother of photographer Pentti Sammallahti.

Works

Korhonen, Mikko, Jouni Mosnikoff, Pekka Sammallahti. 1973: Koltansaamen opas. Castrenianumin toimitteita; 4. Helsinki : Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, Mosnikoff, Jouni & Pekka Sammallahti 1988: U'cc sääm-lää'dd sää'nnkeârjaz = Pieni koltansaame-suomi sanakirja [Utsjoki] : Jorgaleaddji, 1988. Sammallahti, Pekka 1974: Material from Forest Nenets. Castrenianumin toimitteita; 2 Helsinki : [s.n.], 1974. Sammallahti, Pekka 1975: Sodankylän saamelaisten entistä elämää. Elsa-Marja Aikion kertomana. Castrenianumin toimitteita; 14 Helsinki : [s.n.], 1975. Sammallahti, Pekka 1977: Norjansaamen Itä-Enontekiön murteen äänneoppi. Suomalais-ugrilaisen seuran toimituksia; 160 Helsinki : Suomalais-ugrilainen seura. Sammallahti, Pekka 1980: Jietnadatoahppa : fonetihka vuođđoássit 1. Dieđut; Nr.2-1980.Guovdageaidnu : Sámi instituhtta, 1980. Sammallahti, Pekka 1989: Sámi-suoma sátnegirji = Saamelais-suomalainen sanakirja. Ohcejohka : Jorgaleaddji. Sammallahti, Pekka 1993: Sámi-suoma-sámi sátnegirji = Saamelais-suomalais-saamelainen sanakirja. Ohcejohka : Girjegiisá Sammallahti, Pekka & Mosnikoff, Jouni 1991: Suomi-koltansaame sanakirja = Lää'dd-sää'm sää'nnke'rjj. Ohcejohka : Girjegiisá, 1991. Sammallahti, Pekka & Morottaja, Matti 1993: Säämi-suomâ sänikirje = Inarinsaamelais-suomalainen sanakirja. Ohcejohka : Girjegiisá, 1991. Sammallahti, Pekka 1998: The Saami languages : an introduction. Kárásjohka : Davvi girji. Sammallahti, Pekka 2002: North Saami resource dictionary. Publications of the Giellagas Institute; vol. 1. Oulu : Oulun Yliopisto, 2002. Sammallahti, Pekka 2005: Láidehus sámegiela cealkkaoahpa dutkamii. Kárásjohka : Davvi girji, 2005. Sammallahti, Pekka & Klaus Peter Nickel 2006: Sámi-duiskka sátnegirji = Sáámisch-deutsches wörterbuch.. Karasjok : Davvi Girji, 2006. Sammallahti, Pekka 2007: Gielladutkama terminologiija. Kárásjohka : Davvi girji, 2007. Sammallahti, Pekka 2007: Inarinsaamen käänteissanakirja - Inari Saami Reverse Dictionary. Publications of the Giellagas Institute; vol. 6. Oulu : [Oulun Yliopisto], 2007. Nickel, Klaus Peter & Pekka Sammallahti 2008: Duiskka-sámi sátnegirji = Deutsch-saamisches wörterbuch.. Karasjok : Davvi Girji, 2008. Nickel, Klaus Peter & Pekka Sammallahti 2011: Nordsamisk grammatikk.. Karasjok : Davvi Girji, 2011.

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Birth century
Nationality
Positions held
Professor emeritus
Employers
University of Helsinki, University of Oulu, University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway
Awards
Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Also known as
Pekka Lars Kalervo Sammallahti

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Who is Pekka Sammallahti?

Finnish linguist, professor emeritus

When was Pekka Sammallahti born?

Pekka Sammallahti was born on 21 May 1947 in Helsinki.

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Pekka Sammallahti is a linguist, anthropologist and lexicographer.

What nationality is Pekka Sammallahti?

Pekka Sammallahti is Finnish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Pekka Sammallahti

· Wikidata: Q3236738

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