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Swedish and Norwegian Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Norway
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
41
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Sweden
Norway
1.4 Second Language
Finland
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Europe, South America
1.6 Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Nynorsk
1.7 Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
Norwegian Language Council
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
  • Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  • Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
  • Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
1.9 Similar To
Norwegian and Danish Language
Swedish and Danish Languages
1.10 Derived From
Old Norse Language
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Swedish vs Norwegian Countries

Comparing Swedish vs Norwegian countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Swedish and Norwegian languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Swedish is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Norwegian is official language is 1

Find if Swedish and Norwegian are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Swedish and Norwegian speaking countries will give you the presence of Swedish and Norwegian languages in different countries. Along with Swedish vs Norwegian countries, you can also compare Swedish vs Norwegian.

Swedish and Norwegian as Minority Language

In Swedish and Norwegian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swedish and Norwegian 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.
  • Norwegian as minority language: Nynorsk.

If you want to compare Swedish and Norwegian dialects, then you can go to Swedish vs Norwegian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Swedish and Norwegian Regulators

Swedish and Norwegian speaking countries provide you Swedish and Norwegian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council regulates Swedish language.Norwegian is regulated by Norwegian Language Council. Also get to learn, Swedish and Norwegian Language History.

Swedish and Norwegian Continents

Thinking about Swedish and Norwegian continents in which Swedish and Norwegian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swedish and Norwegian. Most of the Swedish speaking countries lie in Antartica, Europe. While Norwegian speaking countries lie in Europe, 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 Norwegian languages:

Swedish Interesting Facts:

  • In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
  • Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.

Norwegian Interesting Facts:

  • Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
  • Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.

The Swedish language was derived from Old Norse Language and is similar to Norwegian and Danish Language whereas Swedish language is similar to Swedish and Danish Languages and derived from Not Available.