OVD ISO 639-3
Övdalian
Övkallmå̢leð Autonym
A language of Sweden
- ISO 639
- ovd
- Alternate Names
- Dalska, Elfdalian, Elvdalian, Älvdalska, Älvdalsmålet, Övdalsk, Övdalska, Övkallmǫleð
- Autonym
- Övkallmå̢leð
- Population
- 2,400 (Garbacz 2010). 1,700 live in Älvdalen.
- Location:
- Dalarna county: Älvdalen municipality.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting).
- Classification
- Indo-European, Germanic, North, East Scandinavian
- Typology
- SVO; 24 consonants, 9 vowels, 6 diphthongs and 1 triphthong.
- Language Use
- Adults only, with only 45 speakers younger than 15 years in a 2007 survey (Larsson et al 2008). Shifting to Swedish [swe].
- Language Development
- Literature. Periodicals. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Agency: Ulum Dalska.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Övdalian
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Dalarna county: Älvdalen municipality.
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