Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
South Africa
Total No. Of Countries
41
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National Language
Sweden
South Africa
Second Language
Finland
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
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Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Norwegian and Danish Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages