Tornedalen Finnish language
Tornedalen Finnish (ISO 639-3 code fit) is a language of the Uralic family spoken in Finland and Sweden. It has about 20,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as endangered.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | fit |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | torn1244 |
| Family | Uralic |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | Finland, Sweden |
| Speakers (estimate) | 20,000 |
| Endangerment | Endangered (100 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Uralic languages, nearest first.
- Finnish5,600,000 speakers
- Karelian63,000 speakers
- Livvi27,000 speakers
- Northern Sami25,700 speakers
- Kven Finnish5,750 speakers
- Lule Sami1,500 speakers
- Southern Sami600 speakers
- Inari Sami300 speakers
- Skolt Sami300 speakers
- Pite Sami42 speakers
- Ume Sami20 speakers
- Hungarian13,000,000 speakers
More about Tornedalen Finnish
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.