Kven language

The Kven language is a Finnic language spoken in northern Norway by the Kven people.

Kven
Ruija dialects
kvääni, kainu
Native to	Norway
Ethnicity	Kven people
Native speakers	2,000–8,000 (2005?)
Language family	Uralic Finnic Finnish Peräpohjola Kven
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Norway
Regulated by	Kven language board
Language codes
ISO 639-3	fkv
Glottolog	kven1236
ELP	Kven Finnish
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In 2005, the language was officially given minority status in Norway. This was for political and historical reasons. The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages has rules for the signs of a minority language. Linguistically, however, it is seen as a mutually intelligible dialect of the Finnish language. Because of this it is grouped together with the Peräpohjola dialects, such as Meänkieli, spoken in Torne Valley in Sweden.

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