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{{Short description|Finnish spoken by Sweden Finns}} |
{{Short description|Variety of Finnish spoken by Sweden Finns}} |
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{{distinguish|Finland Swedish|Meänkieli}} |
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[[File:Finsktalande_södra_sverige.svg|thumb|right|300px|Areas in southern Sweden with Finnish-speaking inhabitants]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Sweden Finnish''' ({{lang-fi|ruotsinsuomi}})<ref>{{Cite news|date=2013-10-22|title=Mikä on oikeaa kieltä? Onko ruotsinsuomi oikea kieli?|language=fi|work=Sveriges Radio|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/5682084|access-date=2021-10-08}}</ref> is the variety of [[Finnish language|Finnish]] spoken in [[Sweden]] by around 250.000 active speakers. The grammar of Sweden Finnish doesn't significantly differ from Standard Finnish, but it does however contain some Swedish terminology.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Mitä on ruotsinsuomi? - Kielitiede {{!}} Kookas.fi|url=https://www.kookas.fi/tiede/kielitiede/mita-on-ruotsinsuomi|access-date=2021-10-08|website=www.kookas.fi}}</ref> Sweden Finnish is the result of [[Sweden Finns|Finnish]] immigrants arriving in Sweden, mainly between 1954-1970.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Suomesta virallinen vähemmistökieli Ruotsissa - Kielikello|url=https://www.kielikello.fi/-/suomesta-virallinen-vahemmistokieli-ruotsissa|access-date=2021-10-08|website=www.kielikello.fi|language=fi-FI}}</ref> Possessive suffixes are rarely used in Sweden Finnish, but some words are used as articles.<ref name=":0" /> |
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| ⚫ | '''Sweden Finnish''' ({{lang-fi|ruotsinsuomi}})<ref>{{Cite news|date=2013-10-22|title=Mikä on oikeaa kieltä? Onko ruotsinsuomi oikea kieli?|language=fi|work=Sveriges Radio|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/5682084|access-date=2021-10-08}}</ref> |
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The number of Finnish-speakers in Sweden has decreased significantly during the last decades, mainly due to lack of interest among younger generations to learn the language.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Leena|first=Paalanen|date=1998-06-05|title=Ruotsinsuomi arvokas äidinkieli|url=https://www.hs.fi/mielipide/art-2000003721255.html|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Helsingin Sanomat|language=fi}}</ref> |
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There also used to be a subdialect of [[Savonian dialects|Savonian]] spoken in Sweden, by the [[Forest Finns]], which died out.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vermlannin savolaismurteet|url=http://sokl.uef.fi/aineistot/aidinkieli/murteet/vermlant.html|access-date=2021-10-08|website=sokl.uef.fi}}</ref> |
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== Vocabulary == |
== Vocabulary == |
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Revision as of 17:36, 27 October 2022
Sweden Finnish (Template:Lang-fi)[1] is the variety of Finnish spoken in Sweden by around 250.000 active speakers. The grammar of Sweden Finnish doesn't significantly differ from Standard Finnish, but it does however contain some Swedish terminology.[2] Sweden Finnish is the result of Finnish immigrants arriving in Sweden, mainly between 1954-1970.[3] Possessive suffixes are rarely used in Sweden Finnish, but some words are used as articles.[2]
The number of Finnish-speakers in Sweden has decreased significantly during the last decades, mainly due to lack of interest among younger generations to learn the language.[4]
Vocabulary
| English | Swedish | Sweden Finnish | Finnish[5][6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| sausage | korv | korvi | makkara |
| estonians | estländare | estlantilaiset | virolaiset |
| archive | arkiv | arkiv | arkisto |
| must | måste | moste | olla pakko |
| special school | särskola | säärskuula | erityiskoulu |
| boring | tråkigt | trookiit | ikävä |
| cheer | heija på | heija byi | kannustaa |
| to print | skriva ut
'write out' |
kirjoittaa ulos
'write out' |
tulostaa |
References
- ^ "Mikä on oikeaa kieltä? Onko ruotsinsuomi oikea kieli?". Sveriges Radio (in Finnish). 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ a b "Mitä on ruotsinsuomi? - Kielitiede | Kookas.fi". www.kookas.fi. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ "Suomesta virallinen vähemmistökieli Ruotsissa - Kielikello". www.kielikello.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ Leena, Paalanen (1998-06-05). "Ruotsinsuomi arvokas äidinkieli". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ "Systeemi, uimaruukku, puristuspäivä... Testaa, kuinka hyvin ymmärrät ruotsinsuomea!". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ Ilmasti, Lotta (2006). Ruotsinsuomen ominaispiirteitä : näkökulmana mahdollisten paluumuuttajien kielellinen sopeutuminen ja sen tukeminen.