Elfdalian

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Elfdalian is a highly conservative North Germanic language spoken in the Älvdalen region of Sweden, preserving many archaic features lost in other Scandinavian languages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Germanic language
North Germanic language
natural language
country Sweden
hasAlternativeName Älvdalian
linked to: Övdalian

Älvdalska
Övdalian
Övdalsk
linked to: Övdalian
hasDialects Eastern Elfdalian
linked to: Elfdalian

Western Elfdalian
linked to: Elfdalian
hasFeature conservative phonology
conservative vocabulary
distinct case system
grammatical gender
retention of dental fricatives
retention of nasal vowels
rich inflectional morphology
strong and weak verb classes
subject-verb agreement
tonal or pitch accent distinctions
use of clitics
hasHistoricalOrigin Old Norse
linked to: Norse
hasHistoricalStage Old Elfdalian
linked to: Elfdalian
hasLanguageRevitalizationEffort children’s books and media production
community-based language courses
hasNumberOfSpeakers around 3000
hasOrganization Råðdjärum Elfdalian Language Council
hasPreservedFeatureFrom Old Norse morphology
Old Norse phonology
hasStandardizationEffort development of a standardized orthography in the 2000s
hasStatus endangered language
minority language
hasWritingSystem Elfdalian orthography
linked to: Elfdalian

Latin script
isConsidered separate language from Swedish by many linguists
ISO639-3Code ovd
isOftenClassifiedAs Swedish dialect in official Swedish contexts
isRelatedTo Danish
linked to: Danish language

Faroese
Icelandic
Norwegian
linked to: Norwegian language

Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
languageFamily Germanic languages
Indo-European languages
North Germanic languages
region Älvdalen
spokenIn Dalarna
Sweden
Älvdalen
subclassOf East Scandinavian language
Scandinavian language
usedIn local education in Älvdalen to some extent

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Norse hasDescendant Elfdalian
Elfdalian hasWritingSystem Elfdalian orthography
linked to: Elfdalian
Elfdalian hasDialects Western Elfdalian
linked to: Elfdalian
Elfdalian hasDialects Eastern Elfdalian
linked to: Elfdalian
Elfdalian hasHistoricalStage Old Elfdalian
linked to: Elfdalian
Gutnish hasAlternativeName Gotlandic Gutnish
linked to: Elfdalian
Dalarna hasDialect Elfdalian
Råðdjärum Elfdalian Language Council worksOn Elfdalian orthography
linked to: Elfdalian
Råðdjärum Elfdalian Language Council worksOn Elfdalian grammar guidelines
linked to: Elfdalian
Övdalian alternativeName Elfdalian
West Scandinavian languages hasMember Elfdalian language
linked to: Elfdalian
Råðdjärum fieldOfWork Elfdalian language
linked to: Elfdalian
Råðdjärum associatedWith Elfdalian language
linked to: Elfdalian
Råðdjärum focusesOn Elfdalian orthography
linked to: Elfdalian