| Swedish | |
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| svenska | |
| Pronounce | [ˈsvɛ̂nːska] |
| Country | Sweden, Finland, Estonia |
| Ethnicity | Swedes, Finns |
Speakers |
10 million 2nd Lang: 3.2 million (2018) |
Family |
Indo-European
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Early Forms |
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Writing |
Latin (Swedish alphabet) Swedish Braille |
Sign Lang. |
Swedish Sign Language Tecknad svenska (falling out of use) |
| Area | The Göta dialect group south, including parts of Småland, south Swedish provinces, Värmland, Västergvtland; Svea in north, including Hälsingland, parts of Östergötland and Uppland, and Swedish-speaking parts of Finland; Southern Swedish in Skåne, Blekinge, southern Småland, southern Halland; Northern Swedish in northern Hälsingland and Jämtland and north; Jamtska mainly in Jämtland; Eastern Swedish in Finland, Estonia, and Gammalsvenskby, Ukraine; Gutnic southeast Isle of Gotland and Fårö. Also in Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway, United Arab Emirates, United States. |
| Language Sites | |
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| ISO 639-1 | sv |
| ISO 639-2 | swe |
| ISO 639-3 | swe |
| Glottolog | swed1254 |
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