Finland Swedish
E41096
Finland Swedish is the variety of the Swedish language traditionally spoken by the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland, characterized by distinct pronunciation, vocabulary, and some grammatical features.
Aliases (6)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
regional dialect continuum
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variety of Swedish language → |
| associatedWith |
Finland-Swedish culture
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| coOfficialWith |
Finnish language
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|
| differsFrom |
Standard Swedish of Sweden in intonation patterns
→
Standard Swedish of Sweden in some idiomatic expressions → |
| hasDialect |
Helsinki Swedish
→
Nyland Swedish → Ostrobothnian Swedish → Åboland Swedish → |
| hasDistinctFeature |
distinct pronunciation compared to Sweden Swedish
→
distinct vocabulary compared to Sweden Swedish → some distinct grammatical features → |
| hasEndonym |
finlandssvenska
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|
| hasHistoricalRelation |
Swedish rule in Finland before 1809
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| hasLexicalBorrowingFrom |
Finnish
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|
| hasNormsDescribedIn |
Finland Swedish dictionaries
→
Finland Swedish grammar descriptions → |
| hasOrthography |
similar to Standard Swedish orthography
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|
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
influence from Finnish prosody
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retroflex consonants less common than in Central Swedish → |
| hasSociolinguisticStatus |
marker of Finland-Swedish identity
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| hasSpeakerCommunity |
coastal regions of southern Finland
→
coastal regions of western Finland → Åland Islands → |
| hasStandardForm |
standard Finland Swedish
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|
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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|
| influencedBy |
Finnish language
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|
| isNot |
separate language from Swedish in official classification
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| ISO639-1Code |
sv
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|
| ISO639-2Code |
swe
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|
| languageBranch |
North Germanic languages
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| languageFamily |
Indo-European languages
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|
| officialStatusIn |
Finland
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|
| partOf |
Swedish language
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|
| recognizedMinorityContext |
Nordic Council
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|
| regulatedBy |
Institute for the Languages of Finland
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|
| spokenBy |
Finland Swedes
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|
| spokenIn |
Finland
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|
| taughtAs |
mother tongue in Swedish-language schools in Finland
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|
| usedBy |
Swedish-speaking minority in Finland
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|
| usedFor |
literature by Finland-Swedish authors
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radio broadcasting in Swedish in Finland → television broadcasting in Swedish in Finland → theatre in Swedish in Finland → |
| usedIn |
Swedish-language media in Finland
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Swedish-speaking municipalities of Finland → education in Swedish-language schools in Finland → public administration in Swedish in Finland → |
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Finland Swedish
("Helsinki Swedish")
→
Finland Swedish ("Ostrobothnian Swedish") → Swedish language → |
hasDialect |
|
Finland Swedish
("Finland-Swedish culture")
→
|
associatedWith |
|
Finland Swedish
("finlandssvenska")
→
|
hasEndonym |
|
Swedish-speaking Finns
→
|
languageVariety |
|
Espoo
("Swedish")
→
|
officialLanguage |
|
Swedes
("Swedish language in Finland")
→
|
recognizedMinorityLanguage |