Övdalian
Also known as Dalecarlian, Övdalsk, Övdalską, Elfdalian
thumb|Maps of settlements in Älvdalen parish, Sweden, and the percentage of the population speaking Övdalian (2008 data)
Key facts
- Language.name
- Övdalian
- Language.altname
- Elfdalian
- Language.ethnicity
- Swedish
- Language.states
- Sweden
- Language.region
- Älvdalen, Dalarna
- Language.date
- 2023
- Language.familycolor
- Indo-European
- Language.fam2
- Germanic
- Language.fam3
- North Germanic
- Language.fam4
- East Scandinavian with West Scandinavian elements (or Central Scandinavian)
- Language.fam5
- Dalecarlian
- Language.agency
- Swedish Language Council
- Language.iso3
Article
23 sectionsContents
- Classification
- Characteristics
- Archaisms
- Innovations and unique developments
- Status
- Preservation and standardization
- Phonology
- Consonants
- Vowels
- Diphthongs
- Nasal vowel sounds
- Prosody
- Writing systems
- Råðdjärum's orthography
- Elfdalian alphabet
- Grammar
- Morphology
- Syntax
- New organisms named after Övdalian
- Notes
- References
- English
- Swedish
thumb|Maps of settlements in Älvdalen parish, Sweden, and the percentage of the population speaking Övdalian (2008 data)
Övdalian or Elfdalian ( or , ; or ) is a North Germanic language spoken by around 3,000 people who live or have grown up in the locality of Älvdalen (''''), in the southeast of Älvdalen Municipality in northern Dalarna, Sweden.