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   The Kven language (kvääni or kväänin kieli; kainu or kainun kieli; Finnish: kveeni or kveenin kieli; Norwegian: kvensk) is a Finnic language or a group of Finnish dialects spoken in the northernmost parts of Norway by the Kven people.

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     They are descended from Finnish peasants and fishermen who...

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   Kven is a member of the Finnic branch of the Uralic language family, and is closely related to Finnish, particularly the Peräpohjola dialects. It is spoken in northern Norway by 5,000-8,000 people. In 2005 it received the status of a minority language under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.

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   Is Kven a minority language?

   • However, today the term Kven is accepted and used, for example, in the name of the Kven organization in Norway (Norske Kveners Forbund). In 1996, the Kvens were granted minority status in Norway, and in 2005 the Kven language was recognized as a minority language in Norway. The Kven language is a Finnic language.

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   Where did Kven come from?

   • They are descended from Finnish peasants and fishermen who emigrated from the northern parts of Finland and Sweden to Northern Norway in the 18th and 19th centuries. In 1996, Kvens were granted minority status in Norway, and in 2005 the Kven language was recognized as a minority language in Norway. The origin of the term Kven is disputed.

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   Is Kven a Finnish language?

   • The Kven language is a Finnic language. From a linguistic point of view, Kven is a mutually intelligible dialect of Finnish, but for political and historical reasons, it received in 2005 status of a legal minority language in Norway, within the framework of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages .

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   Is Kven a language?

   • While it is often considered a dialect in Finland, it is officially recognized as a minority language in Norway and some Kven people consider it a separate language. There are about 1,500 to 10,000 known native speakers of this language, most of whom are over the age of 60. Middle-aged speakers tend to have a passing knowledge of the language.

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4. fennougria.ee › baltic-finnic-peoples › finnsKvens - Fenno-Ugria

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   The Kven language is a Finnic language. From a linguistic point of view, Kven is a mutually intelligible dialect of Finnish, but for political and historical reasons, it received in 2005 status of a legal minority language in Norway, within the framework of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.

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5. nordnorge.com › en › artikkelRuija Kven museum tells the story of the Kven people in the ...

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   Feb 7, 2023 · Kven is recognized as a minority language in Norway. In the western areas, they speak a langauge that the Finnish-speaking people of today find old-fashioned, with incomprehensible loand words from Norwegian.

6. www.hf.uio.no › multiling › englishThe birth of the Kven language in Norway: emancipation ...

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   The Kven language of northern Norway has up to the early years of the 21st century been subject to prejudicial language and cultural policies due to its close ethnolinguistic relationship with Finnish, particularly in the context of Norway’s nationalist language emancipation development.1 Indeed, the Kven are still viewed as immigrants in Norway...