Knowra Swedish language Swedish language Swedish is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Sweden and parts of Finland. It is an official language of Finland and one of the European Union’s official languages.
North Germanic languages : A branch of Germanic languages that includes Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese. Swedish belongs to this branch, whose members developed from Old Norse.
Danish language : A North Germanic language spoken mainly in Denmark and an official language of Denmark and the Faroe Islands. Danish is closely related to Swedish, but their pronunciation differs markedly.
Swedish in Finland : The use and status of Swedish among Finland’s Swedish-speaking population and in Finnish institutions. Swedish is an official language in Finland alongside Finnish.
Runic Swedish : The early form of Swedish recorded in runic inscriptions, especially from the Viking Age and medieval period. Runic inscriptions provide some of the earliest evidence for Swedish as distinct from Danish.
Swedish phonology : The sound system of Swedish, including its vowels, consonants, stress, and distinctive pitch accents. Its vowel inventory and word accents give spoken Swedish much of its characteristic sound.
Norwegian language : A North Germanic language with two official written standards, Bokmål and Nynorsk, spoken mainly in Norway. Norwegian shares substantial vocabulary and grammatical structure with Swedish.
Swedish as a second language : The learning and use of Swedish by people whose first language is not Swedish. Swedish is taught to newcomers and used as a second language in Sweden and Finland.
Old Swedish : The medieval stage of Swedish, documented from the thirteenth century and shaped by Latin and Low German contact. Its texts show Swedish changing after the earliest runic period.
Swedish grammar : The rules governing Swedish word forms, sentence structure, agreement, and grammatical categories. Its noun gender, adjective agreement, and verb patterns shape everyday sentences.
Finnish language : A Finnic language spoken mainly in Finland, unrelated to the North Germanic languages. Finnish is also official in Finland, but it is not a close linguistic relative of Swedish.
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