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Shaetlan  

Definition

  • Shaetlan, also known as Shetland or Shetlandic, is a mixed language spoken in Shetland, an archipelago to the north of mainland Scotland. It emerged through the prolonged and stable bilingualism of Norn (the language of the previous settlers) and Lowlands Scots (mainly the varieties from Fife and Lothian) brought to Shetland from the early 15th century onward. It has been recognised as a highly distinct variety for centuries, and is now officially acknowledged as a language by ISO. It is classified within the North Germanic group of the Scandinavian branch of Indo-European languages.

Entry terms

  • Shetland
  • Shetlandic

Identifier

  • SCZ

Notation

  • scz

In other languages

  • шетландски

    Bulgarian

  • šetlandski

    Croatian

  • shetlandština

    Czech

  • shetlandsk

    Danish

  • Shaetlan

    Dutch

  • šetlandi keel

    Estonian

  • shetlanti

    Finnish

  • shetland

    French

  • Shaetlan

    German

  • σετλανικά

    Greek

  • shetlandi

    Hungarian

  • Sealtainnis

    Irish

  • shetlandico

    Italian

  • šetlendiešu valoda

    Latvian

  • šetlandiečių

    Lithuanian

  • Shaetlan

    Maltese

  • szetlandzki

    Polish

  • shetlandês

    Portuguese

  • shetlandeză

    Romanian

  • shetlandčina

    Slovak

  • šetlandščina

    Slovenian

  • setelandés

    Spanish

  • shetländska

    Swedish

URI

http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/SCZ

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