Gutnish
| Gutnish | |
|---|---|
| Gutamål/Gutniska | |
| Native to | Sweden |
| Region | Gotland |
Native speakers | (5,000 cited 1998)[1][unreliable source?] |
Early forms | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | gutn1238 |
Gutnish, or Gotlandic, is a Scandinavian language spoken on the island of Gotland in Sweden – generally considered to be a dialect of Swedish. Most Gotlanders speak Standard Swedish and contemporary Gutnish has been significantly influenced by it. It is an open issue whether the traditional Gutnish (sometimes called Older Gutnish) dialect, which was close to Old Gutnish, should be considered an independent language or a dialect of Swedish.[2][3] There are major efforts to revive the traditional variety of Gutnish, and Gutamålsgillet (Gutnish Language Guild) is organizing classes and meetings for speakers of traditional Gutnish.[4] According to the guild's webpage, there are now 1500 people using Gutnish on Facebook.[5][6]
References
- ^ Swedish at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Tomas Riad. 2013. The Phonology of Swedish. OUP Oxford, 2013 p.9
- ^ Gustavsson, H. (1945). Gutamål och rikssvensk. Boken om Gotland, 2.
- ^ About the Gutnish Language, Gutamålsgillet
- ^ Gutamålsgillet
- ^ Description of Gutnish on Gotland Tourism Website
External links
- Official site of the Modern Gutnish Guild
- Characteristics of scandinavian dialects, including Gutnish.
- A blog about the Gutnish language. In English.
- About Gutnish and a Gutnish-English word list
- A blog written in Gutnish
- Old and Modern Gutnish.
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