Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
France, Germany, Indonesia
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
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.
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish
German and English Languages
Derived From
Old Norse Language
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Alphabets in
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Dutch-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Mange tak
dankjewel
How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?
hoe gaat het met je?
Good Night
God nat
goede Nacht
Good Evening
God aften
goedenavond
Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag
goedemiddag
Good Morning
God morgen
goedemorgen
Please
Please
alsjeblieft
I Love You
Jeg elsker dig
Ik hou van jou
Excuse Me
Undskyld mig
pardon
Dialect 1
Scanian
Gronings
Where They Speak
Sweden
Netherlands
Dialect 2
Jutlandic
Low Saxon
Where They Speak
Denmark
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Dialect 3
Bornholmsk
Limburgian
Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm
Belgium, Netherlands
Native Name
dansk
Nederlands
Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk
Hollands, Nederlands
French Name
danois
néerlandais; flamand
German Name
Dänisch
Niederländisch
Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes
Dutch people
Origin
c. 1100 AD
AD 450-500
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
Standard Dutch
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
dani1284
mode1257
Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
52-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Synthetic
All Danish and Dutch 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 Dutch dialects. Various dialects of Danish and Dutch language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Danish are spoken in different Danish Speaking Countries whereas Dutch Dialects are spoken in different Dutch speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Danish vs Dutch Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Danish dialects include: Scanian, Jutlandic. Dutch dialects include: Gronings , Low Saxon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Danish and Dutch Speaking population
Danish and Dutch speaking population is one of the factors based on which Danish and Dutch languages can be compared. The total count of Danish and Dutch Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Danish language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 %. 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 Dutch on Danish vs Dutch where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Danish and Dutch Language Codes
Danish and Dutch language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Danish and Dutch Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.