Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
South Africa
Total No. Of Countries
51
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National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
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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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages