mellomnordiske

The term "mellomnordiske" refers to a group of languages that are spoken in the Nordic region, specifically between the North Germanic languages (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic, and Faroese) and the East Germanic languages (Gothic and Old Norse). The term is often used to describe the languages of the Baltic Finnic branch of the Uralic language family, which includes Finnish, Estonian, and their related dialects and languages.

The Baltic Finnic languages are characterized by their agglutinative nature, meaning that words are formed by adding suffixes to a root word. This feature is shared with the North Germanic languages, but not with the East Germanic languages. The vocabulary of the Baltic Finnic languages also shows influences from the North Germanic languages, particularly in the area of loanwords.

The Baltic Finnic languages are spoken by approximately 6 million people, with Finnish being the most widely spoken, followed by Estonian. The languages have a rich literary tradition, with Finnish having the largest literary corpus of any Uralic language. The Baltic Finnic languages are also known for their complex phonetic systems and extensive use of vowel harmony.

The term "mellomnordiske" is not widely used in linguistic literature, and the languages it describes are more commonly referred to as Baltic Finnic or Uralic languages. However, the term may be useful for describing the intermediate position of these languages between the North Germanic and East Germanic languages, as well as their shared features with both groups.