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Danish and Catalan


Catalan and Danish


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
6  
9

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America  
Europe  

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

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

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.
  
  • 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.
  

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

Derived From
Old Norse Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Hallo  
Hola  

Thank You
Mange tak  
Gràcies  

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

Good Night
God nat  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
God aften  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
God morgen  
Bon dia  

Please
Please  
Sisplau  

Sorry
Undskyld!  
Perdó!  

Bye
Farvel  
Adéu  

I Love You
Jeg elsker dig  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
Undskyld mig  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Scanian  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Sweden  
France, Portugal, Spain  

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

Dialect 2
Jutlandic  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Denmark  
Spain  

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

Dialect 3
Bornholmsk  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm  
Spain  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
5.50 million  
99+
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
5.10 million  
99+

Native Name
dansk  
català  

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

French Name
danois  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Dänisch  
Katalanisch  

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

Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
c. 1100 AD  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Rigsdansk  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
18  
16
32  
30

Signed Forms
Signed Danish  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
da  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dan  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
dan  
cat  

ISO 639 3
dan  
cat  

ISO 639 6
dan  
cat  

Glottocode
dani1284  
stan1289  

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

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 Danish and Catalan 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 Danish and Catalan dialects. Various dialects of Danish and Catalan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Danish are spoken in different Danish Speaking Countries whereas Catalan Dialects are spoken in different Catalan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Danish vs Catalan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Danish dialects include: Scanian, Jutlandic. Catalan dialects include: Caló , Valencian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Danish and Catalan Speaking population

Danish and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Danish and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Danish and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Danish language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 %. 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 Danish and Catalan on Danish vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Danish and Catalan Language Codes

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

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