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Elfdalian or Övdalian (Övdalsk or Övdalską in Elfdalian Älvdalska or Älvdalsmål in Swedish) is a variety of the Scandinavian languages spoken by 3000 people in the old parish of Övdaln which is located in the south-eastern part of Älvdalen Municipality in Northern Dalarna Sweden.Elfdalian developed from the ancient original Scandinavian language Old Norse a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age until about 1300.

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ISO 639-3 code
none
family
Germanic languages, North Germanic languages, Dalecarlian dialects
language regulator or academy
Swedish Language Council
spoken in
Sweden, Älvdalen Municipality

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