Countries
Belarus, Poland
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Total No. Of Countries
24
0
46
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National Language
Belarus, Gambia
Sweden
Second Language
Poland
Finland
Speaking Continents
Asia
Antartica, Europe
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
Interesting Facts
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
Similar To
Russian and Ukrainian
Norwegian and Danish Language
Derived From
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Old Norse Language
How Many People Speak?
9.63 million15.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.11 %0.13 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
7.60 million8.70 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.89 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
Svenska
Alternative Names
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
Ruotsi, Svenska
French Name
biélorusse
suédois
German Name
Weißrussisch
Schwedisch
Pronunciation
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
Ethnicity
Belarusians
Swedes, Finland Swedes