Gutnish Gutnish

Gutnish - Definition and Overview

Gutnish (Gutniska)
Spoken in: Sweden
Region: Gotlandia
Total speakers: 5,000-10,000
Ranking: Not in top 100
Genetic classification: Indo-European
 Germanic
  North Germanic
   West Scandinavian
    Swedish
Official status
Official language of: Dialect of the Swedish language
Regulated by: -
Language codes
ISO 639-1sv
ISO 639-2swe
SILSWD


Gutnish is a language of the eastern branch of the North Germanic languages, spoken on the island of Gotland. It is today a dialect of the Swedish language, and not recognized as a separate language under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.

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