torne valley finnish

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Definition of torne valley finnish in English English dictionary

Meänkieli, a language spoken by some 40,000–70,000 people in Northern Sweden. It is a variant of Finnish with a structure and grammar similar to Finnish, but the vocabulary considerably influenced by Swedish

Hyphenation

torne Val·ley Finn·ish

Etymology

() From the “Torne”, the name of the river that separates Finland and Sweden in the north.