Swedish dialects in Ostrobothnia

Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland

Ostrobothnian Swedish (Swedish: österbottniska) is a variety of Finland-Swedish, spoken in Finland.[1][2] Ostrobothnia was formerly the only Swedish-majority region of mainland Finland.[3]

Samples of dialects

Närpes-dialect recorded in 1982 by Ann-Marie Ivars (see file for transcription).[4]

Vörå-dialect recorded in 1962 by Inga-Britt Donner.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "svenskan i Finland - Uppslagsverket Finland". www.uppslagsverket.fi. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  2. ↑ "Suomenruotsin murteet". Kotimaisten kielten keskus (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  3. ↑ Väestö iän ja sukupuolen mukaan alueittain 31.12.2008. Tilastokeskus: demography.
  4. ↑ "Äldre inspelning från Närpes (1982)". Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. 1962.
  5. ↑ "Äldre inspelning från Vörå (1962)". Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. 1962.

Further reading

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