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Facts and History about the Swedish Language

History about the Swedish Language:

Svenska or the Swedish language is the official language of Sweden. For speaking the Swedish language, many tones were different and were known to be conservative. Some manuscripts were also taken from different states and cities in Sweden that were spoken by the communities. These states included Uppsala, Stockholm, Vadstena, and Gotaland. The written language of Sweden was known to be a symbol of energy. This was introduced in 1786 by King Gustav III.


Some Facts about the Swedish Language:

The Swedish language gets pretty challenging when it comes to pronunciation and tones. To learn the details of this language some tips and facts should be known. As the Swedish language consists of some other Scandinavian languages as well, therefore, there are some facts about the Swedish language as well. These facts are as follows:


· Origin of the Swedish Language:

Swedish is derived from the Old Norse. This language is also from a North Germanic language. Swedish and Danish were differentiated as separate languages in the Middle Age. A great influence of some French words is also found.


· Great Influence of the Germanic Language:

Since the Swedish language is a mixture of Germanic language and Danish language as well, there is a heavy and a great influence of the Germanic language mainly. This is because there was a great influence on Germans in the 17th century as well.


· Speaking the Swedish Language:

There are millions of Swedish language speakers all around the world. It is mostly spoken in Finland as well and is also considered as a national language there. Therefore, many students are especially learning Swedish as it is considered to be the 2nd official language in Scandinavian countries.


· Learning more than one Language:

The most interesting part is that you get to learn around three more languages along with the Swedish Language. This is one of the best parts about this language. You get to learn Danish and Norwegian when learning Swedish.


· The Tones:

The tones become challenging while learning Swedish. This is the main part of the language that the learner has to play with the tones. It is not a difficult job. You just need to make sure that you take out a correct tone for every tone because that is how words are differentiated.


· Loanwords in Swedish Language:

Swedish is also consisted of some loan words that are taken from the English language. These words have different tones and Swedish Vowels used that differentiates them.


· Compound words used in the Swedish Language:

Compound words are the long words. Words from English language are used to make a new word. These new words have a new meaning in the Swedish dictionary then. That is why you might find many compound words in Swedish.


These facts about the Swedish language are even helpful for the new learners and especially the students who are learning the Swedish Language. The only challenging part is the tones and the pronunciations.



Stockholm, Sweden

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