Swedish
svenska
Pronounce [ˈsvɛ̂nːska]
Country Sweden, Finland, Estonia
Ethnicity Swedes, Finns
Speakers
10 million
2nd Lang: 3.2 million (2018)
Family
Indo-European
Early Forms
Writing
Latin (Swedish alphabet)
Swedish Braille
Sign Lang.
Swedish Sign Language
Tecknad svenska (falling out of use)
AreaThe 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
ISO 639-1 sv
ISO 639-2 swe
ISO 639-3 swe
Glottolog swed1254
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Major Swedish-speaking areas
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