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The first book written for a Southern Sámi audience is a 1957 primer called Sámien lukkeme-gärjá, published by Norwegian and Swedish linguists Knut Bergsland and Gunnar Hasselbrink.
Title
Sámien lukkeme-gärjá: Sydsamisk lesebok med grammatikk og ordliste [Southern Sámi Primer with Grammar and Dictionary]
Published
1957
Literature
Bergsland, K., Hasselbrink, G. (1957). Sámien lukkeme-gärjá: Sydsamisk lesebok med grammatikk og ordliste. Oslo. Retrieved 16 September 2026 from openlibrary.org