How many words are there in the Swedish language?
It’s impossible to say. In Sweden you can make new words by combining old ones – for example the English “the colour of the wings of the dove” could be “duvvingsfärgen” in Swedish (duva+vinge+färg, ie dove+wing+colour), although the most practical thing would be to say “färgen på duvans vingar” (the colour of the dove’s wings). This makes Swedish a very flexible language.
