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  2. Swedish language - Wikipedia

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    Swedish (endonym: svenska [ˈsvɛ̂nːska] ⓘ) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family, spoken predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland. [2] It has at least 10 million native speakers, making it the fourth most spoken Germanic language, and the first among its type in the Nordic countries overall.

  3. Swedish grammar - Wikipedia

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    All three languages have a subject–verb–object basic word order, but Swedish sides with English in keeping this order also in dependent clauses (where German puts the verb last). Like German, Swedish utilizes verb-second word order in main clauses, for instance after adverbs , adverbial phrases, and dependent clauses.

  4. Svenska Akademiens ordlista - Wikipedia

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    Svenska Akademiens ordlista (Swedish: [ˈsvɛ̂nːska akadɛˈmiːns ˈûːɖˌlɪsːta], "Word list of the Swedish Academy"), abbreviated SAOL, is a spelling dictionary published every few years by the Swedish Academy. [1] [2] [3] It is a single volume that is considered the final arbiter of Swedish spelling. Traditionally it carries the motto ...

  5. Swedish alphabet - Wikipedia

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    The Swedish alphabet (Swedish: Svenska alfabetet) is a basic element of the Latin writing system used for the Swedish language. The 29 letters of this alphabet are the modern 26-letter basic Latin alphabet ( a to z ) plus å , ä , and ö , in that order. It contains 20 consonants and 9 vowels ( a e i o u y å ä ö ).

  6. Language Council of Sweden - Wikipedia

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    The Language Council of Sweden ( Swedish: Språkrådet) is the primary regulatory body for the advancement and cultivation of the Swedish language. The council is a department of the Swedish government's Institute for Language and Folklore ( Swedish: Institutet för språk och folkminnen ). The council asserts control over the language through ...

  7. Swedish phonology - Wikipedia

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    Swedish has a large vowel inventory, with nine vowels distinguished in quality and to some degree in quantity, making 18 vowel phonemes in most dialects. Another notable feature is the pitch accent, a development which it shares with Norwegian. Swedish pronunciation of most consonants is similar to that of other Germanic languages.

  8. Svenska Akademiens ordbok - Wikipedia

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    Svenska Akademiens ordbok ( Swedish: [ˈsvɛ̂nːska akadɛˈmiːns ˈûːɖbuːk] ), abbreviated SAOB, is a historical dictionary of the Swedish language published by the Swedish Academy. It is the Swedish counterpart of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) or the Deutsches Wörterbuch (DWB). Work on the dictionary started in 1787.

  9. Swedish orthography - Wikipedia

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    Swedish orthography. Swedish orthography is the set of rules and conventions used for writing Swedish. The primary authority on Swedish orthography is Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL), a spelling dictionary published by the Swedish Academy. The balance between describing the language and creating norms has changed with the years.