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ISO 639-3 · ovdovd
East Scandinavian family
Elfdalian
Elfdalian is a language of the East Scandinavian branch, spoken in Sweden. Wikidata counts 2,000 first-language speakers (2009). Wikidata describes it as “Germanic language variety spoken in Sweden”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ovd- Glottocode
elfd1234- Family
- East Scandinavian
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- Wikipedia
- 30 language editions
2,000first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
1levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Elfdalian |
|---|---|
| Also called | Dalecarlian, Övdalsk, Övdalską, Elfdalian |
| L1 speakers | 2,000 (2009) |
| Written in | Latin script |
| Grammatical cases | 3 listed in Wikidata |
Vitality
EGIDS 7 Shifting7
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From East Scandinavian to Elfdalian
The branches above Elfdalian, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
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where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Sweden
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