Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Germany
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
North Dakota, United States of America
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Europe
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
Council for German Orthography
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.
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Albanian Languages
Alphabets in
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200
German-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Mange tak
Danke
How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?
Wie geht es dir?
Good Night
God nat
gute Nacht
Good Evening
God aften
guten Abend
Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag
guten Tag
Good Morning
God morgen
guten Morgen
Sorry
Undskyld!
Verzeihung
I Love You
Jeg elsker dig
Ich liebe dich
Excuse Me
Undskyld mig
Entschuldigung
Dialect 1
Scanian
Swiss German
Where They Speak
Sweden
Switzerland
Dialect 2
Jutlandic
Swabian German
Where They Speak
Denmark
Germany
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Bornholmsk
Texas German
Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm
Texas
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
dansk
Deutsch
Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk
Deutsch, Tedesco
French Name
danois
allemand
German Name
Dänisch
Deutsch
Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes
Germans
Origin
c. 1100 AD
6th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Germanic
Branch
Not Available
Western
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Signed German
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
deus
Glottocode
dani1284
high1287, uppe1397
Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
52-ACB–dl & -dm
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional, Synthetic
All Danish and German 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 German dialects. Various dialects of Danish and German language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Danish are spoken in different Danish Speaking Countries whereas German Dialects are spoken in different German speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Danish vs German Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Danish dialects include: Scanian, Jutlandic. German dialects include: Swiss German , Swabian German. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Danish and German Speaking population
Danish and German speaking population is one of the factors based on which Danish and German languages can be compared. The total count of Danish and German Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Danish language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 %. 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 German on Danish vs German where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Danish and German Language Codes
Danish and German language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Danish and German Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.