Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Sweden
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Finland
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
South Africa
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Norwegian and Danish Language
Not Available
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
tacka dig
Thank you
How Are You?
hur mår du
How are you?
Good Night
godnatt
Good Night
Good Evening
god kväll
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
god morgon
Good Morning
I Love You
jag älskar dig
I love you
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Dialects
American English
Where They Speak
Gabon
United States of America
Dialect 2
Dialects
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Georgia
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Dialect 3
Dialects
Welsh English
Where They Speak
France
United Kingdom
Native Name
Svenska
English
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
Not Available
French Name
suédois
anglais
German Name
Schwedisch
Englisch
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Not Available
Origin
13th Century
5th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Not Available
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Swedish
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
Standard English
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
engs
Glottocode
swed1254
stan1293
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Swedish and English Speaking population
Swedish and English speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swedish and English languages can be compared. The total count of Swedish and English Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 %. 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 English on Swedish vs English where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swedish and English Language Codes
Swedish and English language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swedish and English Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
