Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
Sweden
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Finland
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Norwegian and Danish Language
Armenian
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Latin
Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
hej
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
tacka dig
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
hur mår du
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
godnatt
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
god kväll
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
god morgon
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
vänligen
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
ledsen
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
I Love You
jag älskar dig
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Dialects
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Gabon
Greece
Where They Speak
Georgia
Italy
Dialect 3
Dialects
Mariupol
Where They Speak
France
Ukraine
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Svenska
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
suédois
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Schwedisch
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Greeks or Hellenes
Origin
13th Century
1500 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Hellenic
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Swedish
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
Modern Greek
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
ells
Glottocode
swed1254
gree1276
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Swedish and Greek 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 Greek dialects. Various dialects of Swedish and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swedish are spoken in different Swedish Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swedish vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swedish dialects include: Dialects, Dialects. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swedish and Greek Speaking population
Swedish and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swedish and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Swedish and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Swedish vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swedish and Greek Language Codes
Swedish and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swedish and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.