Tornedalians, 70,000 individuals are able to understand Meänkieli, at least to some level. Meänkieli is especially similar to the Kven language and the Finnish...
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case. Meänkieli (also known as Tornionlaaksonsuomi [lit. Tornedalian Finnish] and Tornedalian) is spoken by a population in northern Sweden. Meänkieli is...
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Finnish and Meänkieli (which has significant mutual intelligibility with Finnish) are official minority languages. Kven, which like Meänkieli is mutually...
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Languages of Sweden (section Meänkieli)
the official status of the five national minority languages — Finnish, Meänkieli, Romani, Sámi languages and Yiddish — and Swedish Sign Language. For most...
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the grammar of the written language of Meänkieli. Personal pronouns in Meänkieli.: 84 In colloquial Meänkieli, the personal pronouns are sometimes combined...
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Meänmaa (category Articles containing Meänkieli-language text)
the large share of Meänkieli-speaking population in it. Torne Valley should not be confused with Torne Valley Sub-region. Meänkieli surnames and village...
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Virsiä Meänkielelä (category Meänkieli)
Hymns in Meänkieli – Psalmer på meänkieli is the hymnbook of the Church of Sweden in Meänkieli, which is one of the official minority languages spoken...
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the Meänmaa (Torne valley) region and was in past times unilingually Meänkieli-speaking. While it is still spoken by many, after the Swedification policies...
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Norrbotten County (Swedish: Norrbottens län, Meänkieli/Finnish: Norrbottenin lääni, Northern Sami: Norrbottena leatna) is the northernmost county or län...
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majority language in Finland, and a recognized minority language in Sweden. Meänkieli and Kven, sometimes considered as dialects of Finnish, are recognized...
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spoken in Norway was considered a dialect of Finnish, much like the Finnic Meänkieli language spoken in northern Sweden. Today, both are officially recognised...
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Torne Valley dialects (category Articles containing Meänkieli-language text)
standard Meänkieli literary language and the two other variants of Meänkieli are much more endangered than the Torne Valley dialects. Meänkieli is primarily...
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some linguists, while other linguists consider them separate languages. Meänkieli and Kven are spoken in northern Sweden and Norway respectively and have...
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Lannankieli (category Meänkieli)
Meänkieli, including the Torneo valley variant and the Gällivare dialects. Lannankieli is mutually integible with the two other variants of Meänkieli...
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Tornedalians (category Articles containing Meänkieli-language text)
speaking Meänkieli in school was revoked by the Riksdag in 1957. No equivalent ban was ever instituted in Finland, however what is now called meänkieli was...
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immigrated ethnic Finns, mainly living in the Mälaren Valley region. Meänkieli Finnish has official status in parts of northern Sweden near the Finnish...
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Kiruna Municipality (category Articles containing Meänkieli-language text)
Kiruna Municipality (Swedish: Kiruna kommun; Northern Sami: Giron gielda; Meänkieli: Kierunan kunta; Finnish: Kiirunan kunta) is a municipality in Norrbotten...
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Peräpohjola dialects (category Meänkieli)
the standard Meänkieli literary language, which in Sweden is recognized as an independent Finnic language, distinct from Finnish. Meänkieli is primarily...
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include Swedish (including North Swedish regiolects), Meänkieli, Finnish, and Sami. Some Meänkieli speakers have gradually been considering themselves part...
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Sweden (category Articles containing Meänkieli-language text)
Along with Finnish, four other minority languages are also recognised: Meänkieli, Sami, Romani, and Yiddish. Swedish became Sweden's official language...
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pronunciation principles. Meänkieli names have usually been slightly modified when picked up by Swedish language. Some Meänkieli names, at least closer to...
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Finland Övertorneå - a municipality in Sweden, Matarenki in Finnish. Meänkieli This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations...
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Gällivare dialects (category Articles containing Meänkieli-language text)
lyöny selkhän̬, ja lähteny marsii. ja eikä sollu pitkä. Meänkieli Peräpohja dialects "Meänkieli ↔ svenska ordbok". xn--sprk-soa.isof.se. Retrieved 2024-09-27...
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Bread cheese (category Articles containing Meänkieli-language text)
Bread cheese (Finnish: leipäjuusto or juustoleipä; Meänkieli: kahvijuusto; Swedish: kaffeost or brödost), known in the United States as Finnish squeaky...
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Kiirunavaara (Northern Sami: Gironvárri, Meänkieli: Kierunavaara) is a mountain situated in Kiruna Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. It contains...
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bilingualism, and national identities in the two countries. Speakers of Meänkieli are singled out as a separate linguistic minority by Swedish authorities...
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Kiruna (category Articles containing Meänkieli-language text)
[ˈkǐːrʉna]; Northern Sami: Giron [ˈkiron]; Finnish: Kiiruna [ˈkiːrunɑ]; Meänkieli: Kieruna) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in the province...
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language, and grouped together with the Peräpohjola dialects such as Meänkieli, spoken in Torne Valley in Sweden. While it is often considered a dialect...
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inhabited by the Sám Regional Sami languages, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Meänkieli, Kven and Russian Demonym(s) Sámi Integrated parts of Norway, Sweden,...
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Kalix (category Articles containing Meänkieli-language text)
Kôlis, pronounced [ˈcʰ(j)ɞɽɪs], phonemically /kɞɽis/; Finnish: Kainuu; Meänkieli: Kainus) is a locality and the seat of the Kalix Municipality in Norrbotten...
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