Swedish, Närpes
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- Language: Swedish, Närpes
- Alternate names: -
- Language family: Indo-European, Germanic, North, East Scandinavian, Danish-Swedish, Swedish
- Number of speakers: -
- Script: Latin script
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Introduction
Närpes Swedish is linguistic variety of Standard Swedish language. It is spoken in Närpes municipality and its surroundings in Finland.
Swedish languages
[Edit] There are many variants of standard Swedish. Some of these are considered dialects and other as separate languages.
The verb
The verb is inflected in the same tenses as standard Swedish. Also the verbs follow the same conjugation classes and the division in regular and irregular verbs.
The inflections, however, differ a lot of from standard Swedish.
Sample verb
Regular verbs
| Infinitive | Present | Past | Imperative | Supine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kall´ to call | kallar | kalla | kalla! | kalla |
| lés to read | lés | leste | lés! | lest |
| bygg to build | bygger | bygde | bygg! | bygd |
Irregular verbs
| Infinitive | Present | Past | Imperative | Supine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| jét to eat | jeter | åt | jét! | jiti |
| bít to bite | biter | beit | bít! | biti |
| vá to be | jer / je | va | jer! / je! | vuri / vyri |
| vál to become | vál | vutt | vál! | váli |
References
- Freudenthal, Axel Olof. Ueber den Närpesdialekt. Helsinki. 1878.