able to understand Meänkieli, at least to some level. While some other estimates put the number around 30,000. Linguistically, Meänkieli consists of two...
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official minority languages: Finnish, Sámi languages, Romani, Yiddish, and Meänkieli (Tornedal Finnish). The Swedish language dominates commercial and cultural...
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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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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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language for Meänkieli has been created that is based around the dialects around Pajala, Övertorneå and Haparanda, which has been used in Meänkieli literature...
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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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Tornedalians (category Articles containing Meänkieli-language text)
Finnish/Meänkieli speakers was conducted in Sweden. The result was that 469,000 individuals in Sweden claimed to understand or speak Finnish and/or Meänkieli...
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the border. Today the town is nearly unilingually Swedish although the Meänkieli name for the locality remains in use and is a minority language. Even...
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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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Norrbotten County (Swedish: Norrbottens län, Meänkieli/Finnish: Norrbottenin lääni, Northern Sami: Norrbottena leatna) is the northernmost county or län...
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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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Kiirunavaara (Northern Sami: Gironvárri, Meänkieli: Kierunavaara) is a mountain situated in Kiruna Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. It contains...
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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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Övertorneå Municipality (category Articles containing Meänkieli-language text)
Övertorneå Municipality (Swedish: Övertorneå kommun, Meänkieli: Matarengin kunta) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden, bordering...
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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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Gällivare (category Articles containing Meänkieli-language text)
Northern Sami: Jiellevárri or Váhčir; Lule Sami: Jiellevárre or Váhtjer; Meänkieli: Jellivaara) is a locality and the seat of Gällivare Municipality in Norrbotten...
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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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include Swedish (including North Swedish regiolects), Meänkieli, Finnish, and Sami. Some Meänkieli speakers have gradually been considering themselves part...
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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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with the Tornio dialects the Gällivare dialects are called meänkieli in Sweden. Meänkieli has an official minority language status in some municipalities...
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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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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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Jokkmokk (category Articles containing Meänkieli-language text)
Jåhkåmåhkke or Dálvvadis; Northern Sami: Johkamohkki; Finnish: Jokimukka; Meänkieli: Jokinmukka) is a locality and the seat of Jokkmokk Municipality in Norrbotten...
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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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Finland Övertorneå - a municipality in Sweden, Matarenki in Finnish. Meänkieli This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations...
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Torne (Finnish and Swedish river) (category Articles containing Meänkieli-language text)
Tornionjoki, Swedish: Torne älv, Torneälven, Northern Sami: Duortneseatnu, Meänkieli: Väylä), is a river in northern Sweden and Finland. For approximately...
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sunnuntai maanantai tiistai keskiviikko[☿1] torstai perjantai lauantai[♄2] Meänkieli pyhä(päivä), sunnuntai maanantai tiistai keskiviikko tuorestai perjantai...
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Russian Finland Islam → Sunni Islam Finns Uralic → Finnic → Finnish, Meänkieli, Siberian Ingrian Finnish; Indo-European → Germanic → Finland Swedish;...
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• Density 0.80/km2 (2.1/sq mi) Ethnicity • Language Swedish, Sami, Meänkieli Culture • Flower Mountain avens • Animal Arctic fox, Lynx, Reindeer...
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