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skane language
The SkaneLanguage is a SwedishGroupLanguage of Sweden. 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, Skane in Sweden. The main regional city is Malmo. Alternate names: SKANSKA, SCANIAN, SKANSK. Dialects: HALLAENDSKA, SKANSKA, BLEKINGSKA, BORNHOLM. 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. Also spoken in: Denmark. (Language name: SKANE.) Alternate names: SKANSKA, SCANIAN, EASTERN DANISH. Dialects: HALLAENDSKA, SKANSKA, BLEKINGSKA, BORNHOLM. Comments: Speakers are highly bilingual in Swedish or Danish. 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. Bible 1523.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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Instancescontent bearing physicalAny Object or Process that expresses content. This covers Objects that contain a Proposition, such as a book, as well as ManualSignLanguage, which may similarly contain a Proposition.
 danish swedish languageOf the eight EastScandinavianLanguages, all eight are classified as a DanishSwedishLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 east scandinavian languageOf the 14 NorthGermanicLanguages, eight are classified as a EastScandinavianLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 entityThe universal class of individuals. This is the root node of the ontology.
 germanic languageA GermanicLanguage is any of 58 closely related IndoEuropeanLanguages spoken in the UnitedKingdom and northern and central Europe.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 human languageThe subclass of Languages used by Humans.
 indo european languageThere are 433 languages categorized as an IndoEuropeanLanguage, forming a major family of the world's languages and including many of the most familiar languages of Europe and South Asia.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 languageA system of signs for expressing thought. The system can be either natural or artificial, i.e. something that emerges gradually as a cultural artifact or something that is intentionally created by a person or group of people.
 language familyA LanguageFamily is group of SpokenHumanLanguages related through descent from a common ancestral language. (reference from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_family)
 linguistic expressionThis is the subclass of ContentBearingPhysical which are language-related. Note that this Class encompasses both Language and the the elements of Languages, e.g. Words.
 natural languageThe subclass of HumanLanguages which are not designed and which evolve from generation to generation. This Class includes all of the national languages, e.g. English, Spanish, Japanese, etc. Note that this class includes dialects of natural languages.
 north germanic languageOf the 58 GermanicLanguages, 14 are classified as a NorthGermanicLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
 physicalAn entity that has a location in space-time. Note that locations are themselves understood to have a location in space-time.
 swedish group languageOf the eight DanishSwedishLanguages, four are classified as a SwedishGroupLanguage.(extract from http://www.ethnologue.com/)
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