Standard Lemma guide

Kven

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A person of Finnish descent living in North Norway.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Kven kvääni

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: kvenština — language
  • Danish: kvensk — language
  • Estonian: kveeni — language
  • Finnish: kveeni — language
  • French: kvène — language
  • German: kvenisch — language
  • Icelandic: kvenska — language
  • Icelandic: kvænska — language
  • Japanese: クヴェン語 (kuven-go) — language
  • Kven: kvääni — language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kvensk — language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvænsk — language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvensk — language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: norskfinsk — language
  • Polish: język kweński — language
  • Northern Sami: láttegiella — language
  • Swedish: kvänska — language
  • Finnish: kveeni — person
  • Icelandic: Kveni — person
  • Japanese: クヴェン人 (kuven-jin) — person
  • Kven: kvääni — person
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kven — person
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvæn — person
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kven — person
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: norskfinne — person
  • Polish: Kwen — person
  • Polish: Kwenka — person