Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kven

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
kven
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A language spoken by a few thousand people in Northern Norway. It is a variant of Finnish with a structure and grammar similar to Finnish, but the vocabulary considerably influenced by Norwegian.

noun

A person of Finnish descent living in North Norway.

Etymology

From Kven kvääni

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Kvens (plural)

Phrases

North Finnish

Frequently Paired Words

North Finnish

Questions

What does kven mean?
A language spoken by a few thousand people in Northern Norway. It is a variant of Finnish with a structure and grammar similar to Finnish, but the vocabulary considerably influenced by Norwegian.
Where does kven come from?
From Kven kvääni

How to pronounce kven

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