Swedish and Dutch Speaking countries
Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
National Language
Sweden
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Second Language
Finland
South Africa
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
France, Germany, Indonesia
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
Similar To
Norwegian and Danish Language
German and English Languages
Derived From
Old Norse Language
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Swedish and Dutch as Minority Language
In Swedish and Dutch speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swedish and Dutch as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Swedish as minority language: Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
- Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.
If you want to compare Swedish and Dutch dialects, then you can go to Swedish vs Dutch Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Swedish and Dutch Regulators
Swedish and Dutch speaking countries provide you Swedish and Dutch regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council regulates Swedish language.Dutch is regulated by Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union). Also get to learn, Swedish and Dutch Language History.
Swedish and Dutch Continents
Thinking about Swedish and Dutch continents in which Swedish and Dutch speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swedish and Dutch. Most of the Swedish speaking countries lie in Antartica, Europe. While Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Swedish and Dutch languages:
Swedish Interesting Facts:
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
Dutch Interesting Facts:
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
The Swedish language was derived from Old Norse Language and is similar to Norwegian and Danish Language whereas Swedish language is similar to German and English Languages and derived from Not Available.