Swedish Genealogical Word List: Difference between revisions

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Swedish is spoken in Sweden and parts of Finland. The Swedish language was used in official records of Finland until the end of the 1800s.  
Swedish is spoken in Sweden and parts of Finland. The Swedish language was used in official records of Finland until the end of the 1800s.  


=== LANGUAGE CHARACTERISTICS ===
=== Language Characteristics ===


==== Variant Forms of Words  ====
==== Variant Forms of Words  ====
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Spelling rules were not standardized in earlier centuries. The following spelling variations are common:  
Spelling rules were not standardized in earlier centuries. The following spelling variations are common:  


    ä used for e
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    i used for j
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    j used for g, gj, hj, lj, dj
| align="right" | '''''ä <br>i <br>j <br>k <br>t <br>v <br>tj <br>sk <br>s'''''
    k used for ck, ch, g, gg, c, q
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    t used for d, th, tt
| align="center" | used for <br>used for <br>used for <br>used for <br>used for <br>used for <br>used for <br>used for <br>used for  
    v used for hv, fv, ffv, f, w
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    tj used for k, kj, ch
| '''''e <br>j <br>g, gj, hj, lj, dj <br>ck, ch, g, gg, c, q <br>d, th, tt <br>hv, fv, ffv, f, w <br>k, kj, ch <br>skj, sch, sj, stj<br>ss, c, z'''''
    sk used for skj, sch, sj, stj
|}
    s used for ss, c, z


Examples:  
Examples:  


    änka spelled as enka
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    mjölnare spelled as miölnare
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    kärr spelled as tjärr
| align="right" | ''änka <br>mjölnare <br>kärr''
 
| align="center" | spelled as <br>spelled as <br>spelled as  
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| ''enka <br>miölnare<br>tjärr''
|}


=== <br>ADDITIONAL RESOURCES  ===
=== <br>ADDITIONAL RESOURCES  ===
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