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Turkish vs Danish


Countries

Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council  
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
11  
5

National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland  
Turkey  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America  
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania  

Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)  
Turkish Language Association  

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.
  
  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
  

Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish  
Azerbaijani Language  

Derived From
Old Norse Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
8  
5

How Many Consonants
20  
10
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hallo  
Merhaba  

Thank You
Mange tak  
teşekkür ederim  

How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?  
Nasılsın?  

Good Night
God nat  
İyi Geceler  

Good Evening
God aften  
İyi Akşamlar  

Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag  
Tünaydın  

Good Morning
God morgen  
günaydın  

Please
Please  
lütfen  

Sorry
Undskyld!  
üzgünüm  

Bye
Farvel  
Hoşçakal  

I Love You
Jeg elsker dig  
Seni seviyorum  

Excuse Me
Undskyld mig  
Afedersiniz  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Scanian  
Azerbaijani Turkish  

Where They Speak
Sweden  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
80,000.00  
99+
26,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 2
Jutlandic  
Crimean Turkish  

Where They Speak
Denmark  
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
480,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Bornholmsk  
Gagauz  

Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm  
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
5.50 million  
99+
75.00 million  
23

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
0.95 %  
22

Native Speakers
5.50 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
dansk  
Türkçe  

Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk  
Anatolian, Türkisch  

French Name
danois  
turc  

German Name
Dänisch  
Türkisch  

Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]  
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]  

Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes  
Turkish  

History

Origin
c. 1100 AD  
c. 1350  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Turkic  

Branch
-  
Southwestern(Oghuz)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish  
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish  

Standard Forms
Rigsdansk  
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)  

Language Position
18  
16
19  
17

Signed Forms
Signed Danish  
Turkish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
da  
tr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dan  
tur  

ISO 639 2/B
dan  
tur  

ISO 639 3
dan  
tur  

ISO 639 6
dan  
tur  

Glottocode
dani1284  
nucl1301  

Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj  
44-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Synthetic  

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Danish and Turkish Language History

Comparison of Danish vs Turkish language history gives us differences between origin of Danish and Turkish language. History of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 AD whereas history of Turkish language states that this language originated in c. 1350. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Danish and Turkish Language History.

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Danish and Turkish Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Danish and Turkish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Danish and Turkish language. Danish word for "Hello" is Hallo or Turkish word for "Thank You" is teşekkür ederim. Find more of such common Danish Greetings and Turkish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Danish vs Turkish Difficulty

The Danish vs Turkish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Danish Alphabets and Turkish Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Danish and Turkish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Danish and Turkish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Danish is 24 weeks while to learn Turkish time required is 44 weeks.

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