Kven

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proper noun

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.

OriginKven kvääni →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. 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.
nounKven (plural Kvens)

plural Kvens

  1. A person of Finnish descent living in North Norway.

Origin

  1. Kvenkvääni
  2. EnglishKven

From Kven kvääni

More words from Kven

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Translations

Czech kvenština
  • kvenštinalanguage
Danish kvensk
  • kvensklanguage
Estonian kveeni
  • kveenilanguage
Finnish kveeni, kveeni
  • kveenilanguage
  • kveeniperson
French kvène
  • kvènelanguage
German kvenisch
  • kvenischlanguage
Icelandic kvenska, kvænska
  • kvenskalanguage
  • kvænskalanguage
  • Kveniperson
Japanese クヴェン語, クヴェン人
  • クヴェン語 (kuven-go)language
  • クヴェン人 (kuven-jin)person
Norwegian Bokmål kvensk, kven
  • kvensklanguage
  • kvenperson
Polish język kweński, Kwen
  • język kweńskilanguage
  • Kwenperson
  • Kwenkaperson
Swedish kvänska
  • kvänskalanguage
Cite this entry
APA

Kven. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kven

MLA

“Kven.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kven. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kven,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kven.

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