Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
Total No. Of Countries
53
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46
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National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Malaysia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Thailand
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
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 most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish
Indonesian Language
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Tamil Language
Origin
c. 1100 AD
c. 683 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Language Position
1854
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Malaysian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual