Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Sweden
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Finland
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Antartica, Europe
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
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.
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish
Norwegian and Danish Language
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
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Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Mange tak
tacka dig
How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?
hur mår du
Good Night
God nat
godnatt
Good Evening
God aften
god kväll
Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag
god eftermiddag
Good Morning
God morgen
god morgon
I Love You
Jeg elsker dig
jag älskar dig
Excuse Me
Undskyld mig
ursäkta mig
Dialect 1
Scanian
Dialects
Where They Speak
Sweden
Gabon
Dialect 2
Jutlandic
Dialects
Where They Speak
Denmark
Georgia
Dialect 3
Bornholmsk
Dialects
Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm
France
Native Name
dansk
Svenska
Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk
Ruotsi, Svenska
French Name
danois
suédois
German Name
Dänisch
Schwedisch
Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Origin
c. 1100 AD
13th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
-
Northern (Scandinavian)
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Old Swedish
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
Standard Swedish
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
dani1284
swed1254
Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
52-AAA-ck to -cw
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
-
All Danish and Swedish 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 Swedish dialects. Various dialects of Danish and Swedish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Danish are spoken in different Danish Speaking Countries whereas Swedish Dialects are spoken in different Swedish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Danish vs Swedish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Danish dialects include: Scanian, Jutlandic. Swedish dialects include: Dialects , Dialects. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Danish and Swedish Speaking population
Danish and Swedish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Danish and Swedish languages can be compared. The total count of Danish and Swedish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Danish language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 %. 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 Swedish on Danish vs Swedish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Danish and Swedish Language Codes
Danish and Swedish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Danish and Swedish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.