Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
Total No. Of Countries
43
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46
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National Language
Sweden
Malaysia
Second Language
Finland
Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Thailand
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
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 most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
Similar To
Norwegian and Danish Language
Indonesian Language
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Tamil Language
Origin
13th Century
c. 683 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Germanic
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Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Swedish
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Language Position
8954
1
120
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Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Malaysian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual