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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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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.
References. Kven language. The Kven language is a Finnic language spoken in northern Norway by the Kven people. In 2005 the language was officially given minority status in Norway. [2] . This was for political and historical reasons. The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages has rules for the signs of a minority language.
Kven language is a Finnic language that is closely related to Meänkieli and Finnish, and therefore these three languages are mutually intelligible for most of their speakers. Kven language was recognized as an independent language in Norway in April 2005.
Kvens (Kven language/Finnish: kveeni, Norwegian: kvener, Northern Sami: kveanat) or Kven people are a Finnic ethnic minority in Norway. History. In the 9th century, king Alfred-the-great was told by Ottar, that kvens were a different people [or ethnic group] than Sami people or Finns.
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