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
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Dutch-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
tacka dig
dankjewel
How Are You?
hur mår du
hoe gaat het met je?
Good Night
godnatt
goede Nacht
Good Evening
god kväll
goedenavond
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
goedemiddag
Good Morning
god morgon
goedemorgen
Please
vänligen
alsjeblieft
I Love You
jag älskar dig
Ik hou van jou
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
pardon
Dialect 1
Dialects
Gronings
Where They Speak
Gabon
Netherlands
Dialect 2
Dialects
Low Saxon
Where They Speak
Georgia
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Dialect 3
Dialects
Limburgian
Where They Speak
France
Belgium, Netherlands
Native Name
Svenska
Nederlands
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
Hollands, Nederlands
French Name
suédois
néerlandais; flamand
German Name
Schwedisch
Niederländisch
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Dutch people
Origin
13th Century
AD 450-500
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Germanic
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
Western
Early Forms
Old Swedish
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
Standard Dutch
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swed1254
mode1257
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
52-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Swedish and Dutch 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 Dutch dialects. Various dialects of Swedish and Dutch language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swedish are spoken in different Swedish Speaking Countries whereas Dutch Dialects are spoken in different Dutch speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swedish vs Dutch Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swedish dialects include: Dialects, Dialects. Dutch dialects include: Gronings , Low Saxon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swedish and Dutch Speaking population
Swedish and Dutch speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swedish and Dutch languages can be compared. The total count of Swedish and Dutch Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 %. 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 Dutch on Swedish vs Dutch where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swedish and Dutch Language Codes
Swedish and Dutch language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swedish and Dutch Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.