Spellchekking in Saami
The Saami Parliament in Norway has released the first public version of a Saami “spell checker” and other proofing tools. This is a milestone in Saami computing history, and is part of various different efforts to ensure that indigenous languages can be used with modern computer technology. Microsoft has been developing some of its programs in indigenous languages, including Inuktitut, the language of the Inuit, and a Greenlandic spell checker has already been developed.
The Saami spell checker works on Microsoft Office products on both Mac and PC. The software is ‘open source’, which means it can be improved and changed by other developers. The program is available for free download at Divvun.