South Ostrobothnian dialect

The area in which the South Ostrobothnian dialect is traditionally spoken

South Ostrobothnian dialect (Finnish: Etelä-Pohjanmaan murre) is a Western Finnish dialect. It is traditionally spoken in the region of South Ostrobothnia and parts of Coastal Ostrobothnia.[1] The South Ostrobothnian dialect has many features that are unique to the region of South Ostrobothnia.[2]

South Ostrobothnian is surrounded by 4 different forms of speech, Savonian, Tavastian, Southwestern Finnish (Northern Satakunta) and Swedish. Savonian has mainly influenced eastern South Ostrobothnian, Tavastian has influenced southeastern South Ostrobothnian and western South Ostrobothnian was influenced more by Swedish.[3]

  1. ^ "Suomen murteet". Kotimaisten kielten keskus (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  2. ^ "Eteläpohjalaisten murteiden piirteitä". sokl.uef.fi. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  3. ^ Kalevi, Wiik (2004). Suomen Murteet Kvanttinen tutkimus. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden seura. pp. 150–151.