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Afrikaans and Danish Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
South Africa
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
5
Rank: 10 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
South Africa
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
1.4 Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe, North America, South America
1.6 Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
1.7 Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
1.9 Similar To
Dutch Language
Norwegian and Swedish
1.10 Derived From
Dutch Language
Old Norse Language

Afrikaans vs Danish Countries

Comparing Afrikaans vs Danish countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Afrikaans and Danish languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Afrikaans is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Danish is official language is 5

Find if Afrikaans and Danish are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Afrikaans and Danish speaking countries will give you the presence of Afrikaans and Danish languages in different countries. Along with Afrikaans vs Danish countries, you can also compare Afrikaans vs Danish.

Afrikaans and Danish as Minority Language

In Afrikaans and Danish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Afrikaans and Danish as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
  • Danish as minority language: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America.

If you want to compare Afrikaans and Danish dialects, then you can go to Afrikaans vs Danish Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Afrikaans and Danish Regulators

Afrikaans and Danish speaking countries provide you Afrikaans and Danish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee regulates Afrikaans language.Danish is regulated by Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee). Also get to learn, Afrikaans and Danish Language History.

Afrikaans and Danish Continents

Thinking about Afrikaans and Danish continents in which Afrikaans and Danish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Afrikaans and Danish. Most of the Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. While Danish speaking countries lie in Europe, North America, South America. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Afrikaans and Danish languages:

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.

Danish Interesting Facts:

  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.

The Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Norwegian and Swedish and derived from Old Norse Language.