Fårö Gutnish

E356501

Fårö Gutnish is a regional variety of the Gutnish language traditionally spoken on the island of Fårö off the coast of Gotland, Sweden.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Fårö Gutnish canonical 1
Gotlandic Gutnish 1
Gotländska 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gutnish variety
dialect
regional language variety
continent Europe
country Sweden
countryOfficialLanguageContext Swedish
countrySubdivision Gotland County
culturalAssociation Fårö island identity
Gotlandic cultural heritage
distinctFrom Standard Swedish
mainland Swedish dialects
other Gutnish varieties
endangerment declining use
geographicContext Baltic Sea
hasAncestor Old Gutnish
Old Norse
linked to: Old Norse language
hasCaseDistinction reduced compared to Old Gutnish
hasGrammaticalGender yes
hasISO639Code none
hasLexicalFeatures local vocabulary specific to Fårö
hasNumberDistinction singular and plural
hasPhonologicalFeatures features characteristic of Gutnish
hasVowelSystem rich vowel inventory typical of North Germanic
influencedBy Standard Swedish
languageBranch Gutnish
languageFamily North Germanic languages
linguisticArea Scandinavia
linguisticTypology fusional language
locatedNear Gotland
partOf Gutnish language
linked to: Gutnish
region Gotland County
sharesFeaturesWith Gotlandic Gutnish
linked to: Gotlandic Swedish

Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
spokenBy inhabitants of Fårö
spokenIn Fårö
spokenOnIsland Fårö
status minority variety
regional
subdivisionOf Gutnish language
linked to: Gutnish
traditionalRegion Fårö
traditionalUse local everyday communication
usedIn local folklore
local oral tradition
local place names
wordOrder SVO
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gutnish hasDialect Fårö Gutnish
Gotlandic Swedish closelyRelatedTo Gotlandic Gutnish
linked to: Fårö Gutnish
Gotlandic Swedish hasAlternativeName Gotländska
linked to: Fårö Gutnish