Swedish dialects in Ostrobothnia

Ostrobothnian Swedish is a variety of Finland-Swedish, spoken in Finland. Ostrobothnia is the only region of Finland where the Swedish-speakers have a majority (the majority being 51%). Ostrobothnian Swedish-speakers are traditionally farmers, and as such, isolation of the communities produces strong dialectal variations.

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Finland-Swedish - Finland - Region of Finland - Ostrobothnia - Dialect

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One famous Swedish dialect in Ostrobothnia is the Närpes dialect, whose mutual intelligibility with other forms of Swedish is questionable. Finland-Swedes have problems with understanding Närpes Swedish, and it is downright impossible to understand for anyone else, so that Närpes Swedish-speakers have to learn their standard Swedish well.

Related Topics:
Närpes - Swedish

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