Flashcards: Languages of Sweden

Northern or North Sami (davvisámegiella; disapproved exonym Lappish or Lapp), sometimes also simply referred to as Sami, is the most widely spoken of all Sami languages.

Sami /ˈsɑːmi/ is a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Sami people in Northern Europe (in parts of northern Finland, Norway, Sweden and extreme northwestern Russia).

Elfdalian or Övdalian (Övdalsk or Övdalską in Elfdalian, Älvdalska or Älvdalsmål in Swedish) is a North Germanic language spoken by up to 3000 people who live or have grown up in the parish of Älvdalen (Övdaln), which is located in the southeastern part of Älvdalen Municipality in northern Dalarna, Sweden.

Yiddish (ייִדיש, יידיש or אידיש, yidish/idish, literally "Jewish"; [ˈjɪdɪʃ] or [ˈɪdɪʃ] in older sources ייִדיש-טײַטש "Yiddish-Taitsh" (English: Judaeo-German)) is the historical language of the Ashkenazi Jews.

Gutnish, or Gotlandic, is a Scandinavian language spoken on the island of Gotland in Sweden – generally considered to be a dialect of Swedish.

Lule Sami (julevsámegiella) is a Uralic, Sami language spoken in Lule Lappmark, i.

Pite Sami, also known as Arjeplog Sami, is a Sami language traditionally spoken in Sweden and Norway.

Southern Sami (Åarjelsaemien gïele) is the southwestern-most of the Sami languages.

Ume Sami is a Sami language spoken in Sweden and (formerly) in Norway.

Finnish Kalo (Fíntika Rómma) is a language of the Romani language family (a subgroup of Indo-European) spoken by Finnish Kale.

Meänkieli (lit. "our language") is a group of distinct Finnish dialects spoken in the northernmost part of Sweden along the valley of the Torne River.

Scandoromani (Swedish: romani, Norwegian: romani, Scandoromani: romani rakripa alt. tavringens rakripa), also known as Tavringer Romani and the Tattare language, is a North Germanic based Para-Romani.

Scanian () is a closely related group of South Swedish dialects spoken in the province of Scania in southern Sweden.

Swedish Sign Language (Svenskt teckenspråk or STS) is the sign language used in Sweden.

Jamtlandic or Jamtish (jamska [ˈjamskɐ]) is a group of dialects spoken in the Swedish province of Jämtland.