språka
Språka is a term found in some Scandinavian dialects and in historical writings. It is not a standard word in contemporary Norwegian Bokmål or Swedish; the everyday standard for “language” is språket or språk, and for “to speak” is prata or prata. In dialects, språka may appear as a nominal form meaning “the languages” in informal speech, or as a verb form related to speaking, depending on local grammar. The exact meaning, pronunciation, and spelling of språka vary by region and era. In dialect dictionaries and linguistic surveys, språka is listed as a regional variant that sheds light on how communities refer to language and speech differently from the standard forms.
The term is occasionally encountered in place-name forms or in ethnolinguistic descriptions, where it helps identify