Kven

Kven
a) A language spoken by a few thousand people in Northern Norway. It is a variant of Finnish with a structure and grammar similar to Finnish, but the vocabulary considerably influenced by Norwegian.
b) A person of Finnish descent living in North Norway.
See Also: North Finnish

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  • Kven — El idioma kven es hablado por unas 2000 y 8000 personas en Noruega. Se reconoce como una lengua de minoría oficial. Es una lengua fino ugria usada por la población Kven en el norte de Noruega, antes se consideraba como un dialecto fínico. Recibió …   Wikipedia Español

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  • Kven Sea — ( Cwen sea ) is mentioned as the northern border for the ancient Germany in the The Old English Orosius , the history of the world published in England in 890 CE with a commission from King Alfred the Great himself. It was probably the same as… …   Wikipedia

  • Kven people — This article is about the contemporary ethnic group in Norway. For ancient Kvens, see Kvenland. Kven Total population 10,000 60,000 Regions with significant populations Norway (Finnmark, Troms) Languages Kven/ Finnish …   Wikipedia

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  • Norwegian Kven Organization — The Norwegian Kven Organization (Kven: Ruijan Kveeniliitto, Norwegian: Norske Kveners Forbund) was established in 1987, and has about 700 members.[1] The organization has local branches in Skibotn, Børselv, Nord Varanger, Tana, Lakselv, Alta,… …   Wikipedia

  • Origin of the name Kven — The origin of the name Kven is unclear. The name appears for the first time in a 9th century Old English version, written by King Alfred of Wessex, of a work by the Roman author Orosius, in the plural form Cwenas . It is still in use today,… …   Wikipedia

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