Editing Swedish language (section)

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{{Short description|North Germanic language}}
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{{Infobox language
| name             = Swedish
| nativename       = {{Lang|sv|svenska}}
| pronunciation    = {{IPA|sv|ˈsvɛ̂nːska||Sv-svenska.ogg}}
| states           = [[Sweden]], [[Finland]], formerly [[Estonia]]
| region           = 
| ethnicity        = [[Swedes]]
| speakers         = Native: {{sigfig|9.924200|1}} million
| date             = 2012–2021
| ref              = e25
| speakers2        = [[Second language|L2 speakers]]: {{sigfig|3.150000|1}} million<ref name=e25/>
| speakers_label   = Speakers
| familycolor      = Indo-European
| fam2             = [[Germanic languages|Germanic]]
| fam3             = [[North Germanic languages|North Germanic]]
| fam4             = [[East Scandinavian]]
| ancestor         = [[Old Norse language|Old Norse]]
| ancestor2        = [[Old East Norse]]
| ancestor3        = [[Old Swedish]]
| script           = [[Latin script|Latin]] ([[Swedish alphabet]])<br/>[[Swedish Braille]]
| nation           = [[Finland]]<br />[[Sweden]]<br />[[Åland]]<br/>''[[European Union]]''<br />''[[Nordic Council]]''<!--Do not add Estonia here without first reading the talk page.-->
| agency           = [[Swedish Language Council]] (in Sweden) <br />[[Swedish Academy]] (in Sweden)<br/>[[Institute for the Languages of Finland]] (in Finland)
| iso1             = sv
| iso2             = swe
| iso3             = swe
| lingua           = 52-AAA-ck to -cw
| map              = Swedish language map.svg
| mapcaption       = {{legend0|#004080|Regions where Swedish is an official language spoken by the majority of the population (Sweden, Åland, Western Finland)}}<br/>{{legend0|#6CB5FF|Regions where Swedish is an official language spoken by a minority of the population (Finland)}}
| notice           = IPA
| sign             = [[Tecknad svenska]] (obsolete)
| ancestor4        = [[Modern Swedish]]
| glotto           = swed1254
| glottorefname    = Swedish
}}
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'''Swedish''' ({{langx|sv|label=[[endonym]]|svenska}} {{IPA|sv|ˈsvɛ̂nːska||Sv-svenska.ogg}}) is a [[North Germanic languages|North Germanic language]] from the [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European language family]], spoken predominantly in [[Sweden]] and parts of [[Finland]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 December 2018|title=Svenska talas också i Finland|url=https://svenskaspraket.si.se/finlandssvenska/|access-date=16 August 2021|website=Svenska språket|language=sv-SE|archive-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816144545/https://svenskaspraket.si.se/finlandssvenska/|url-status=live}}</ref> It has at least 10 million native speakers, making it the [[Germanic_languages#Statistics|fourth most spoken Germanic language]], and the first among its type in the [[Nordic countries]] overall.<ref name="Wordminds 2019">{{cite web | title=Nordic Languages: What's The Difference? | website=Wordminds | date=25 March 2019 | url=https://wordminds.com/blog/difference-nordic-languages | access-date=3 February 2023 | archive-date=3 February 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203053536/https://wordminds.com/blog/difference-nordic-languages | url-status=live }}</ref>

Swedish, like the other [[North Germanic languages|Nordic languages]], is a descendant of [[Old Norse]], the common language of the [[Germanic peoples]] living in [[Scandinavia]] during the [[Viking Age]]. It is largely [[mutually intelligible]] with [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] and [[Danish language|Danish]], although the degree of mutual intelligibility is dependent on the dialect and accent of the speaker.

[[Standard Swedish]], spoken by most [[Swedes]], is the [[national language]] that evolved from the Central [[Swedish dialects]] in the 19th century, and was well established by the beginning of the 20th century. While distinct regional [[Variety (linguistics)|varieties]] and rural dialects still exist, the written language is uniform and [[Standard language|standardized]]. Swedish is the most widely spoken second language in Finland where its status is co-[[official language]].

Swedish was long spoken in parts of [[Estonia]], although the current status of the [[Estonian Swedish]] speakers is almost extinct. It is also used in the [[Swedish diaspora]], most notably in [[Oslo]], Norway, with more than 50,000 Swedish residents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sverige-norge.se/var-tionde-oslobo-ar-nu-svensk/|title=Var tionde Oslobo är nu svensk|publisher=Sverige-Norge Personalförmedling|language=sv|access-date=11 October 2018|archive-date=11 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011214654/https://sverige-norge.se/var-tionde-oslobo-ar-nu-svensk/|url-status=dead}}</ref>