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Scandinavian languages, group of Germanic languages consisting of modern standard Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Dano-Norwegian and New Norwegian), Icelandic, and Faroese. These languages are usually divided into East Scandinavian (Danish and Swedish) and West Scandinavian (Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese) groups.
In historical linguistics, the North Germanic family tree is divided into two main branches, West Scandinavian languages ( Norwegian, Faroese and Icelandic) and East Scandinavian languages ( Danish and Swedish ), along with various dialects and varieties.
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The Danish, Norwegian and Swedish languages form a dialect continuum and are known as the Scandinavian languages—all of which are considered mutually intelligible with one another. Faroese and Icelandic, sometimes referred to as insular Scandinavian languages, are intelligible in continental Scandinavian languages only to a limited extent.
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlements and chronologically coincides with the Viking Age , the Christianization of Scandinavia and the ...
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Sep 22, 2023 · Locally (and technically) speaking, Scandinavia refers to the countries of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark — all speaking the Scandinavian languages and home of the Norse people during the Viking Age. The Nordics include Scandinavia plus Finland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland — along with the island regions of Åland, Jan Mayen, and ...
Humanities. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. SCANDINAVIAN LANGUAGES. views 1,363,500 updated. SCANDINAVIAN LANGUAGES A group of languages in northern Europe. Strictly speaking, Scandinavian relates only to the peninsula of Scandinavia ( Norway and Sweden ), but the term usually includes Denmark and sometimes Finland.
