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Danish and Welsh


Welsh and Danish


Countries

Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council  
Wales  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland  
Wales  

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  
Argentina, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)  
Welsh Language Commissioner  

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 Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish  
English Language  

Derived From
Old Norse Language  
British Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Welsh-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
7  
4

How Many Consonants
20  
10
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Hallo  
Helô  

Thank You
Mange tak  
Diolch  

How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?  
Sut ydych chi?  

Good Night
God nat  
Nos da  

Good Evening
God aften  
Noswaith dda  

Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag  
P'nawn da  

Good Morning
God morgen  
Bore da  

Please
Please  
os gwelwch yn dda  

Sorry
Undskyld!  
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  

Bye
Farvel  
Hwyl  

I Love You
Jeg elsker dig  
Dw i'n dy garu di  

Excuse Me
Undskyld mig  
Esgusodwch fi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Scanian  
Patagonian Welsh  

Where They Speak
Sweden  
Argentina  

How Many People Speak
80,000.00  
99+
38,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Jutlandic  
Y Wyndodeg  

Where They Speak
Denmark  
Gwynedd  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Bornholmsk  
Y Bowyseg  

Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm  
Powys  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
700,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
0.24 %  
99+

Native Speakers
5.50 million  
99+
7.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
0.70 million  
99+

Native Name
dansk  
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  

Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk  
Cymraeg  

French Name
danois  
gallois  

German Name
Dänisch  
Kymrisch  

Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]  
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  

Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes  
Welsh people  

History

Origin
c. 1100 AD  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Celtic  

Branch
-  
Brythonic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish  
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  

Standard Forms
Rigsdansk  
Welsh  

Language Position
18  
16
31  
29

Signed Forms
Signed Danish  
Welsh Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
da  
cy  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dan  
cym  

ISO 639 2/B
dan  
wel  

ISO 639 3
dan  
cym  

ISO 639 6
dan  
cym  

Glottocode
dani1284  
wels1247  

Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj  
50-ABA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Historical  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional  

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

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Danish and Welsh Speaking population

Danish and Welsh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Danish and Welsh languages can be compared. The total count of Danish and Welsh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Danish language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 %. 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 Welsh on Danish vs Welsh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Danish and Welsh Language Codes

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

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