Kven language
The Kven language is a Finnic language spoken in northern Norway by the Kven people.
| Kven | ||||
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| Ruija dialects kvääni, kainu | ||||
| Native to | Norway | |||
| Ethnicity | Kven people | |||
| Native speakers | 2,000–8,000 (2005?)[1] | |||
| Language family | ||||
| Official status | ||||
| Recognised minority language in | Norway | |||
| Regulated by | Kven language board | |||
| Language codes | ||||
| ISO 639-3 | fkv | |||
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In 2005, the language was officially given minority status in Norway.[2] This was for political and historical reasons. The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages has rules for the signs of a minority language. Linguistically, however, it is seen as a mutually intelligible dialect of the Finnish language. Because of this it is grouped together with the Peräpohjola dialects, such as Meänkieli, spoken in Torne Valley in Sweden.
References
- ↑ Kainun Institutti. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ↑ KvenskStore norse lexicon. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
