Difference between revisions of "Swedish"
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== Standard Swedish == | == Standard Swedish == | ||
| − | Standard Swedish, or also called ''Rikssvenska'', is a standardised form of Swedish which is relatively neutral compared to the different dialects. The term describes written and spoken Swedish, however, there is barely a pure spoken standard due to regional variations. ''Rikssvenska'' evolved from the dialects | + | Standard Swedish, or also called ''Rikssvenska'', is a standardised form of Swedish which is relatively neutral compared to the different dialects. The term describes written and spoken Swedish, however, there is barely a pure spoken standard due to regional variations. ''Rikssvenska'' evolved from the dialects spoken around the Stockholm region. It is used in Sweden only and differs from Finland and Estonian Swedish among other things for reasons of its phonology. |
== Classification == | == Classification == | ||
Revision as of 00:10, 25 July 2013
Swedish is spoken by approximately 9,600,000 people in the world and is mainly represented in Sweden and Finland. Besides that it is an official language in Sweden, Finland and the European Union.
| Swedish | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autoglottonym: | Svenska | |
| Pronunciation: | [svɛnska] | |
| Ethnologue name: | Swedish | |
| OLAC name: | {{{OLACname}}} | |
| Location point: | Sweden: 62 00 N, 15 00 E,
Finland: 64 00 N, 26 00 E | |
| Genealogy | ||
| Family: | Indo-European | |
| Genus: | Germanic | |
| Speakers | ||
| Country: | Sweden, Finland | |
| Official in: | Sweden
Finland European Union | |
| Speakers: | approximately 9,600,000:
~9,100,000 in Sweden in 2013 and 500,000 (=5,5%) in Finland in 2007 | |
| Writing system: | {{{WritingSyst}}} | |
| Codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | sv | |
| ISO 639-2: | swe | |
| ISO 639-3: | {{{ISO3}}} | |
Standard Swedish
Standard Swedish, or also called Rikssvenska, is a standardised form of Swedish which is relatively neutral compared to the different dialects. The term describes written and spoken Swedish, however, there is barely a pure spoken standard due to regional variations. Rikssvenska evolved from the dialects spoken around the Stockholm region. It is used in Sweden only and differs from Finland and Estonian Swedish among other things for reasons of its phonology.
Classification
