The Language Council of Sweden (Swedish: Språkrådet) is the primary regulatory body for the advancement and cultivation of the Swedish language. The council...
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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...
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languages—Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish—as its working languages. These three comprise the first language of around 80% of the region's population and are...
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transport. Sweden's regions correspond geographically to Sweden's 21 counties (Swedish: län) and were previously known as county councils (Swedish: landsting)...
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In 1999, the Minority Language Committee of Sweden formally declared five official minority languages: Finnish, Sámi languages, Romani, Yiddish, and Meänkieli...
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Umarell (category CS1 Swedish-language sources (sv))
included by Language Council of Sweden in the annual list of new Swedish words – the Språkrådets nyordslista [sv]. In 2015, the city of Riccione, approximately...
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Finland Swedish or Fenno-Swedish (Swedish: finlandssvenska; Finnish: suomenruotsi) is a variety of the Swedish language and a closely related group of Swedish...
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officiellt språk i Sverige?" [Is Swedish also an official language in Sweden?] (in Swedish). Swedish Language Council. 1 February 2008. Archived from the...
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The Council of the Realm, or simply The Council (Swedish: Riksrådet or Swedish: Rådet: sometimes in Latin: Senatus Regni Sueciae), was a cabinet of medieval...
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states, Swedish is also the most spoken of the languages overall. 15% of the population in Greenland speak Danish as a first language. This language branch...
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the other Slavonic languages – Belarusian dictionaries; ... Council of the Cherokee Nation Spolsky, Bernard (8 June 2014). "Language management in the...
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subgroup of the Romani people in Norway (c. 100–150 elderly Scandoromani speakers), and Sweden. Subforms are referred to as: The Norwegian Romani language or...
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Standard Swedish (standardsvenska, rikssvenska, högsvenska) denotes Swedish as a spoken and written standard language. While Swedish as a written language is...
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Swedish Sign Language (STS; Swedish: Svenskt teckenspråk) is the sign language used in Sweden. It is recognized by the Swedish government as the country's...
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Council) European Language Council Norwegian Language Council Polish Language Council Swedish Language Council Académie française List of language regulators...
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Nordic countries (redirect from Demographics of Scandinavia)
Eskimo-Aleut language families. Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are considered mutually intelligible, and they are the working languages of the region's...
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municipal council (Swedish: Kommunfullmäktige) is the decision-making body governing each of the 290 municipalities of Sweden. Though the Swedish Local Government...
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Övdalian (redirect from Elfdalian language)
[ˈœvdɐlskãː]; Swedish: älvdalska or älvdalsmål) is a North Germanic language spoken by around 3,000 people who live or have grown up in the locality of Älvdalen...
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also use the Swedish names for Finnish locations, for instance Helsingfors for Helsinki, and which is accepted by the Language Council of Norway. While...
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Minoritetsspråk, Language Council of Norway Hult, F.M. (2004). Planning for multilingualism and minority language rights in Sweden. Language Policy, 3(2)...
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National Security Council of Sweden (Swedish: Nationella säkerhetsrådet) is the body under the Swedish government in which matters of national security...
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5, 2010 (in Swedish) "European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages", Second Periodical Report to the General Secretary Council of Europe 30 June...
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counties of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges län) are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Sweden. There are twenty-one counties; however, the number of counties...
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The Council on Legislation (Swedish: Lagrådet) is a Swedish government agency composed of current and former justices of the Supreme Court and Supreme...
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knighthood, Kunglig Majestäts Orden. History of Sweden Oath of Allegiance (Sweden) Privy Council of Sweden Royal Order of the Seraphim Conseil du Roi (historical...
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government agencies in Sweden are state-controlled organizations that act independently to carry out the policies of the Government of Sweden. The ministries...
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Scandinavia (category Articles containing Swedish-language text)
Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also refer to the Scandinavian Peninsula (which excludes Denmark but includes a part of northern Finland)....
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In Sweden since 1975, a Council of State (Swedish: Konselj) is a special cabinet meeting chaired by the Head of State. These are held a few times every...
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Union (EU) has 24 official languages, of which three – English, French and German – were considered "procedural" languages, but this notion was abandoned...
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strong. New elements of the special relationship are the official minority language status that the Finnish language received in Sweden, as well as the business...
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