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Danish vs Turkish


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   
Not Available   

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   
11

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   
9

Dialect 2
Jutlandic   
Crimean Turkish   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
480,000.00   
29

Dialect 3
Bornholmsk   
Gagauz   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
140,000.00   
26

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
Not Available   
0.95 %   
21

Native Speakers
5.50 million   
99+
60.00 million   
20

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

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
Not Available   
Turkic   

Branch
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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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