Swedish

Indo-European (Germanic)10 million totalLatin

RegionSweden/Finland

FamilyIndo-European (Germanic)

Speakers10 million total

ScriptLatin

TypeAlphabetic

About Swedish

The most spoken North Germanic language. Official in both Sweden and Finland, where it lines some coastal towns. Grew from the trade speech of the Hanseatic era. Carries a melodic pitch accent. Nordic speakers can usually chat across their languages.

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