The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: SCY
ISO 639-2: gem
| Population | 1,500,000 (1998 Scanian Regional Institute). Population total both countries 1,500,000. |
| Region | Blekinge, Halland, Skåne in Sweden. The main regional city is Malmö. Also spoken in Denmark. |
| Alternate names | SKÅNSKA, SCANIAN, SKÅNSK |
| Dialects | HALLAENDSKA, SKÅNSKA, BLEKINGSKA, BORNHOLM. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Germanic, North, East Scandinavian, Danish-Swedish, Swedish. |
| Comments | Speakers are highly bilingual in Swedish. The language has had no recognition since Sweden obtained Scania from Denmark in 1658. It is called 'Southern Swedish' in Sweden, and 'Eastern Danish' in Denmark. Today it is heavily influenced by Swedish in Sweden. Dictionary. Literacy rate in second language: 100% Swedish. Bible 1523. |
| Denmark |
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