What is Gutnish? Explain Gutnish, Define Gutnish, Meaning of Gutnish

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Title: What is Gutnish? Explain Gutnish, Define Gutnish, Meaning of Gutnish
Created on: 2018-10-23
Source Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutnish

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Description: Gutnish, or Gotlandic refers to the dialects of the Swedish language spoken on the islands of Gotland and Fårö. The dialects, while stemming from the Old Gutnish variety of Old Norse, are considered part of modern Swedish. Gutnish exists in two variants, Mainland Gotlandic , mostly spoken in the southern portion of Gotland, and Faroymal , spoken on parts of the island of Fårö. UNESCO defines Gutnish as a "definitely endangered language" as of 2010.Some features of Gutnish include the preservation of Old Norse diphthongs like ai in for instance stain and oy in for example doy . There is also a triphthong that exists in no other Norse languages: iau as in skiaute/skiauta . Most Gotlanders can understand Gutnish, but tend to speak Standard Swedish, as contemporary Gutnish is also closer to Standard Swedish. There are major efforts to revive the traditional version of Modern Gutnish, and Gutamålsgillet is organizing classes and meetings for speakers of traditional Gutnish. According to the guild's webpage, there are now 1500 people using Gutnish on Facebook.

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