Gällivare dialects explained

Gällivare dialects, alternately Gällivare Finnish (Swedish:, Finnish:) or, in more colloquial Swedish, village Finnish, are a dialect group of Meänkieli or Northern Finnish. They are spoken around Gällivare, but also in Killivaara and Nattavaara.

Features of the dialects are absence of Vowel harmony: kyla 'village' (Meänkieli and Finnish:), and the passive being used for the third person plural ending: äijät poltethin (Finnish:). The dialect is also heavily influenced by Swedish and many loanwords have entered the Gällivare dialects.[1] A Gällivare dialect dictionary was made in 1992 by Birger Winsa.[2]

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References

  1. Web site: Jällivaaran murteet. 2021-03-30. sokl.uef.fi.
  2. Web site: Meänkieli, yksi Ruotsin vähemmistökielistä - Kielikello. 2021-03-30. www.kielikello.fi. fi-FI.
  3. Web site: Jällivaaran näyte. 2021-03-30. Kotimaisten kielten keskus. fi.

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