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Scanian LanguageThe Scanian language (also Sknsk or Sknska) is the language indigenous to the region of southern Sweden once known as Terra Scania, of which the Swedish province of Scania constitutes the main part. The notion of Scanian as a separate language of its own is somewhat controversial with regard to the situation before Sweden's acquisition (in 1645/1658) and gradual de facto incorporation of Terra Scania, that was completed in 1721. Pre-18th century Scanian may also be characterized as a dialect of Danish, as Terra Scania itself one of the three lands of Denmark that were perceived to constitute that kingdom. After Denmark lost the region to Sweden (in 1645/1658), a process of Swedification took place, including a switch of language used in church, that was ultimately successful with the 20th century dominance of Swedish language radio and television. Today Scanian is primarily understood as dialect of Swedish, most closely related to the East Danish language spoken on the island of Bornholm. Some linguists and Scanian separatists prefer to classify Scanian as an East Danish variety, but a Scanian language is not officially recognized in Sweden, nor is more than an elderly and rural faction of the Scanian population generally held to speak any kind of "proper" Scanian. In fact, all Scanians are held to speak and understand Swedish, albeit with a distinguished dialectual pronunciation and a couple of lexical differences. Like Danish, Scanian Swedish is a uvular R language, pronouncing the phoneme /r/ as a uvular consonant (IPA ) rather than with the alveolar articulation and retroflex assimilations of Svealand Swedish. External link
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