East Danish


East Danish refers to dialects of the Danish language spoken in Bornholm in Denmark and historically also spoken in Blekinge, Halland and Skåne, collectively known as East Denmark before 1658. After Scania, Halland and Blekinge were annexed by Sweden under the Treaty of Roskilde, the dialects have been under Swedish influence. The residents now speak regionally influenced Standard Swedish. The old original dialects are considered to have been part of the East Danish dialect group by many researchers.