Gotlandic (Swedish:gotländska) is the form ofSwedish spoken on the islands ofGotland andFårö in theBaltic Sea.
The dialect has to be distinguished fromGutnish (Gutamål), which is theautochthonous language on the islands and which was spoken well into the 20th century,[1] it is estimated that around 2,000 to 5,000 people still speak Gutnish today.[2] The Gotlandic dialect is characterized by a special singing language melody and by many diphthongs (like Gutnish), but is otherwise quite similar to standard Swedish in inflection and syntax. In contrast to Gutnish the Gotlandic dialect has fewer features in common with theOld Gutnish language.[3]
The following table shows some differences between Gotlandic and Gutnish.[4]
| English | Standard Swedish | Gotlandic | Gutnish (Gutamål) |
|---|---|---|---|
| onion | lök | löyk | lauk |
| window | fönster | fönster | finster, finstur (Fårö) |
| It's foggy today. | Det är dimma idag | Det är dimme i dag. | Det är tuka i dag. |
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