Dalecarlian language
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| Dalacarlian (Älvdalska) | |
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| Spoken in: | Sweden |
| Region: | Dalecarlia |
| Total speakers: | approximately 3,000 |
| Ranking: | Not in top 100 |
| Genetic classification: | Indo-European Germanic North Germanic East Scandinavian Swedish Dalecarlian |
| Official status | |
| Official language of: | - |
| Regulated by: | None (However, the Ulum dalska is important.) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | - |
| ISO 639-2 | gem |
| SIL | DLC |
| See also: Language – List of languages | |
The Dalacarlian language is traditionally grouped as a dialect of Swedish language but it could rather be considered as an own language. There are about 3,000 peoples speaking it in Dalecarlia. It contains new diphthongs (which are [or were] common in Swedish dialects) but also some old Norse grammar which no other Nordic language preserves. The language is not recognized as a separate language under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.
See also: Dalecarlian horse
External link
- Language Tree (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_lang_family.asp?code=DLC) - Ethnologue report