Torne Valley Finnish

proper noun

Meänkieli (language spoken by some 40,000–70,000 people in Northern Sweden)

Meanings

proper noun
  1. Meänkieli (language spoken by some 40,000–70,000 people in Northern Sweden)

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

After Torne, the name of the river that separates Finland and Sweden in the north; compare Swedish tornedalsfinska and Finnish tornionlaaksonsuomi.

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APA

Torne Valley Finnish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torne%20Valley%20Finnish

MLA

“Torne Valley Finnish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torne%20Valley%20Finnish. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Torne Valley Finnish,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torne%20Valley%20Finnish.

Source: Torne Valley Finnish on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.