Dutch and Swedish Speaking countries
Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Sweden
Second Language
South Africa
Finland
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Antartica, Europe
Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
Interesting Facts
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
Similar To
German and English Languages
Norwegian and Danish Language
Derived From
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Old Norse Language
Dutch and Swedish as Minority Language
In Dutch and Swedish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Dutch and Swedish as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.
- Swedish as minority language: Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
If you want to compare Dutch and Swedish dialects, then you can go to Dutch vs Swedish Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Dutch and Swedish Regulators
Dutch and Swedish speaking countries provide you Dutch and Swedish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union) regulates Dutch language.Swedish is regulated by Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council. Also get to learn, Dutch and Swedish Language History.
Dutch and Swedish Continents
Thinking about Dutch and Swedish continents in which Dutch and Swedish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Dutch and Swedish. Most of the Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. While Swedish speaking countries lie in Antartica, Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Dutch and Swedish languages:
Dutch Interesting Facts:
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
Swedish Interesting Facts:
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
The Dutch language was derived from and is similar to German and English Languages whereas Dutch language is similar to Norwegian and Danish Language and derived from Old Norse Language.