Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
Estonia, European Union
National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Estonia, Gambia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Europe
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Denmark, Russia, Sweden
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
Institute of the Estonian Language
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.
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish
Finnish
Derived From
Old Norse Language
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Alphabets in
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Estonian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Mange tak
aitäh
How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?
kuidas sul läheb
Good Night
God nat
Head ööd
Good Evening
God aften
Tere õhtust
Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag
Tere päevast
Good Morning
God morgen
Tere hommikust
Sorry
Undskyld!
Vabandust
I Love You
Jeg elsker dig
ma armastan sind
Excuse Me
Undskyld mig
Vabandage
Dialect 1
Scanian
Keskmurre
Where They Speak
Sweden
Gabon, Northeastern coast of Estonia
Dialect 2
Jutlandic
Tartu
Where They Speak
Denmark
Georgia, South Estonia
Dialect 3
Bornholmsk
Idamurre
Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm
France, Northwestern shore of Lake Peipsi.
Native Name
dansk
eesti keel
Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk
Eesti keel
French Name
danois
estonien
German Name
Dänisch
Estnisch
Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
[eˈstˑoˑniˑa]
Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes
Estonians
Origin
c. 1100 AD
13th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Uralic Family
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
Estonian
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Estonian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
dani1284
esto1258
Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative
All Danish and Estonian 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 Estonian dialects. Various dialects of Danish and Estonian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Danish are spoken in different Danish Speaking Countries whereas Estonian Dialects are spoken in different Estonian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Danish vs Estonian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Danish dialects include: Scanian, Jutlandic. Estonian dialects include: Keskmurre , Tartu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Danish and Estonian Speaking population
Danish and Estonian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Danish and Estonian languages can be compared. The total count of Danish and Estonian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Danish language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Estonian language is 0.03 %. 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 Estonian on Danish vs Estonian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Danish and Estonian Language Codes
Danish and Estonian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Danish and Estonian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.