Kiruna dialect

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The Kiruna dialect (Swedish: kirunamål, kirunesiska) is a dialect of Swedish spoken in the northern city of Kiruna and the surrounding municipality.

The pure Kiruna dialect is strongly influenced by

. This is because Kiruna had become a prominent settler town by the end of the 19th century, with immigrants flocking to it from across the country.

A characteristic trait of the dialect is the word jo ("yes", especially after a negative question or in quick conversation), pronounced approximately as [↓ɕuː] (found in many places in northern

.

The Kiruna dialect is fairly commonly spoken in comparison to more endangered

. Unlike these dialects, the Kiruna dialect does not drop word endings. The Kiruna dialect is not a genuine dialect, but a variety of Standard Swedish influenced by dialects spoken natively in the region.

References

Further reading

• Kiruna: 100-årsboken
  ISBN 91-630-9371-5

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