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Danish and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
5  
10

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe, North America, South America  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)  

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Norwegian and Swedish  

Derived From
Latin  
Old Norse Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
20  
17

How Many Consonants
23  
13
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Hallo  

Thank You
Gràcies  
Mange tak  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
Hvordan har du det?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
God nat  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
God aften  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
God eftermiddag  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
God morgen  

Please
Sisplau  
Please  

Sorry
Perdó!  
Undskyld!  

Bye
Adéu  
Farvel  

I Love You
T'estimo  
Jeg elsker dig  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Undskyld mig  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Scanian  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Sweden  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
80,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Jutlandic  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Denmark  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Bornholmsk  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Island of Bornholm  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
5.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
5.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
6.00 million  
99+

Native Name
català  
dansk  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Dansk, Rigsdansk  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
danois  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Dänisch  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Danish people or Danes  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
c. 1100 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Rigsdansk  

Language Position
32  
30
18  
16

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Signed Danish  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
da  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
dan  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
dan  

ISO 639 3
cat  
dan  

ISO 639 6
cat  
dan  

Glottocode
stan1289  
dani1284  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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All Catalan and Danish Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Catalan and Danish dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Danish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Danish Dialects are spoken in different Danish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Danish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Danish dialects include: Scanian , Jutlandic. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Catalan and Danish Speaking population

Catalan and Danish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Danish languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Danish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Danish language is 0.07 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Catalan and Danish on Catalan vs Danish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Danish Language Codes

Catalan and Danish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Danish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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