Swedish language

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Swedish is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and parts of Finland, known for its close relation to Norwegian and Danish and its role as one of the official languages of the Nordic region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf North Germanic language
natural language
branch North Germanic languages
closelyRelatedTo Danish language
Norwegian language
developedFrom Old Swedish
linked to: Old East Norse
family Indo-European languages
hasCaseSystem largely analytic
hasDefinitenessMarking suffixed definite article
hasDialect Finland Swedish
Gotlandic dialect
Götaland dialects
Norrland dialects
Scanian dialect
Svealand dialects
hasFeature V2 word order in main clauses
hasGrammaticalGender common gender
neuter
hasISO639-1Code sv
hasISO639-2Code swe
hasISO639-3Code swe
hasLetter Ä
Å
Ö
hasMajorDictionary Svenska Akademiens ordbok
Svenska Akademiens ordlista
hasNumberOfSpeakersEstimate about 10 million
hasPhonologicalFeature pitch accent
hasStandardForm Standard Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
hasStandardPronunciationBasedOn Central Swedish dialects
hasWordOrder SVO
historicalAncestor Old Norse
linked to: Norse
officialLanguageOf Finland
Sweden
partOf Scandinavian languages
primaryCountry Sweden
recognizedMinorityLanguageIn Finland
region Nordic countries
regulatingBody Swedish Academy
spokenIn Finland
Sweden
Åland Islands
statusInEU official language of the European Union
subfamily Germanic languages
usedAs language of education in Sweden
language of government in Sweden
language of media in Sweden
usesScript Swedish alphabet
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Norwegian language closelyRelatedTo Swedish language
Swedish-speaking Finns nativeLanguage Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Swedish krona languageOfName Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Nilsen hasLanguageOfOrigin Swedish language
Faroese language relatedTo Swedish language
Old Gutnish descendant Gotlandic dialects of Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Elfdalian isRelatedTo Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Estonian language influencedBy Swedish language
Swedish language hasStandardForm Standard Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Old East Norse developedInto Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Old East Norse influenced Modern Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
North Germanic languages includesLanguage Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
North Germanic languages majorModernStandard Standard Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Swedish Empire officialLanguage Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Róbert hasLanguageUsage Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Gotland hasLanguage Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Åland Islands officialLanguage Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
ISO/IEC 8859-1 supportsLanguage Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Gunnar languageOfUse Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Vyborg languageHistoricallySpoken Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Edvard hasLanguageUsage Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Wiktionary hasEditionInLanguage Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Scandinavian Canadians ancestralLanguage Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Swedish People’s Party of Finland officialLanguage Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Swedes primaryLanguage Swedish language
Finland Swedish partOf Swedish language
Finland Swedish hasDialect Nyland Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Ostrobothnia hasMajorityLanguage Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Uusimaa officialLanguage Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Riksdag languageUsed Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Järvenpää hasMinorityLanguage Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Svenska Akademiens ordbok mainSubject Swedish language
Swedish Armed Forces primaryLanguage Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Scanian dialect partOf Swedish language
Central Swedish dialects partOf Swedish language
Central Swedish dialects influences Standard Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Dag languageOfUse Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Jönköping languageUsed Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Scandinavia majorLanguage Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Joachim hasLanguageOfUse Swedish language
Meänkieli influencedBy Swedish language
Swedish Livonia languageUsed Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Finnish markka languageOnBanknotes Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Wisconsin English influencedBy Swedish language
Tampere hasMinorityLanguage Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Uppland language Swedish
linked to: Swedish language
Hallonbergen hasOfficialLanguage Swedish
linked to: Swedish language