Introduction

Dalecarlian is a collective name of dialects spoken in Dalarna, Sweden. In the far north, in the originally Norwegian municipalities Särna and Idre, a dialect close to Norwegian is spoken. Dalecarlian is considered a separate language from Swedish.

Classification of Dalecarlian

• Scandinavian
  • East Scandinavian (6 languages)
  • Dalecarlian / Central
    • Dalecarlian, Proper (Ovansiljanmål)
      • Elfdalian [ovd]
        • Classical Elfdalian [xovdc]
      • Våmhusmål [dswev]
      • Moramål
      • Venjansmål
      • Sollerömål
      • Orsamål [dqero]
      • Oremål
    • Nedansiljansmål [dqern]
      • Bodamål
      • Rättviksmål
      • Leksandsmål
      • Siljannäsmål
      • Ålmål
      • Bjursåsmål
      • Gangnefsmål
    • Västerdalmål
      • Upper
        • Limamål
        • Transtrandsmål
      • Lower
        • Flodamål
        • Nåsmål
        • Järnamål
        • Äppelbomål
        • Malungsmål [dqerm]
        • Mockfjärdsmål
  • West Scandinavian (5 languages)

The Dalecarlian verb

• The verb infinitive often misses the ending -a, such as in spring and tjör.
• Kasta and other similar verbs are in present tense kastär; möta -> mötär.
• Past tense is often like infinitive, e.g., kasta.

Language Family Tree

Dalecarlian (0 languages)

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