Swedish phonology

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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. There are 18 consonant phonemes, of which /ɧ/ and /r/ show considerable variation depending on both social and dialectal context. Finland Swedish has a slightly different phonology.

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