Swedish, Aiboland
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- Language: Swedish, Aiboland
- Alternate names: Estlandssvenska, Rannarootsi
- Language family: Indo-European, Germanic, North, East Scandinavian, Danish-Swedish, Swedish
- Number of speakers: 1,000
- Script: Latin script
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Introduction
A traffic sign in Nuckö
Estonian Swedish (Swedish estlandssvenska) is a group of East-Swedish dialects spoken by Aibofolke, island people(Estonian: rannarootsi, 'coast Swedish') in Estonia. It's spoken in the following areas; Ormsö, Nuckö, Sutlep, Odensholm, Rågöarna, Nargö, Runö, Rickull, Vippal, Korkis, and Tallinn. This Swedish dialect is almost extinct.
Swedish languages
[Edit] There are many variants of standard Swedish. Some of these are considered dialects and other as separate languages.
The verb
The cited book / verb reference.
The verb doesn't show any peculiarities in conjugation. The differences between Standard Swedish and the dialects are rather in spelling. For example, while standard Swedish says kör 'drive', Nuckö dialect says ker.
Sample verb
| Tense | Number | 'kŭma' (to come) | 'bít' (to bite) |
| Infinitive | kŭma | bít | |
| Present | kŭmur | bítur | |
| Preterite | Singular | kom 1 / kám 2 | bait |
| Plural | kŭmu | bitu | |
| Imperative | kŭm! | bít! | |
| Supine | kŭme | bite | |
Notes:
- Ormö dialect.
- Nukkö dialect.
Sample text
Areas of Estonian Swedish
Nuckömål (Swedish spoken in Nuckö):
Stick tälknin i stolpan o hälvtor stolpan topa kalkan, säte Halmen o Hälma färe kalkan o ker te Nuckö toka.
Swedish:
Stick täljkniven i stolpen och vält stolpen på kälken, sätt Hjälmen och Hjälma för kälken och kör till Nuckö.
References
- Vendell, Herman. Laut-und Formlehre der schwedischen Mundarten in den Kirchspielen Ormsö und Nukkö in Ehstland. Helsinki. 1881.
External links
- Den Andra Stranden, includes information, such as recordings of spoken Swedish in Estonia.