Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
National Language
Sweden
Germany
Second Language
Finland
North Dakota, United States of America
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
Council for German Orthography
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Similar To
Norwegian and Danish Language
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Albanian Languages
Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
German-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
tacka dig
Danke
How Are You?
hur mår du
Wie geht es dir?
Good Night
godnatt
gute Nacht
Good Evening
god kväll
guten Abend
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
guten Tag
Good Morning
god morgon
guten Morgen
I Love You
jag älskar dig
Ich liebe dich
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
Entschuldigung
Dialect 1
Dialects
Swiss German
Where They Speak
Gabon
Switzerland
Dialect 2
Dialects
Swabian German
Where They Speak
Georgia
Germany
Dialect 3
Dialects
Texas German
Where They Speak
France
Texas
Native Name
Svenska
Deutsch
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
Deutsch, Tedesco
French Name
suédois
allemand
German Name
Schwedisch
Deutsch
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Germans
Origin
13th Century
6th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Germanic
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
Western
Early Forms
Old Swedish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Signed German
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
deus
Glottocode
swed1254
high1287, uppe1397
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
52-ACB–dl & -dm
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Swedish and German Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Swedish and German dialects. Various dialects of Swedish and German language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swedish are spoken in different Swedish Speaking Countries whereas German Dialects are spoken in different German speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swedish vs German Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swedish dialects include: Dialects, Dialects. German dialects include: Swiss German , Swabian German. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swedish and German Speaking population
Swedish and German speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swedish and German languages can be compared. The total count of Swedish and German Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Swedish and German on Swedish vs German where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swedish and German Language Codes
Swedish and German language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swedish and German Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.