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Danish and Welsh


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Wales  
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland  

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

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe, North America, South America  

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom  
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America  

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

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
English Language  
Norwegian and Swedish  

Derived From
British Language  
Old Norse Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
20  
17

How Many Consonants
21  
11
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Helô  
Hallo  

Thank You
Diolch  
Mange tak  

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

Good Night
Nos da  
God nat  

Good Evening
Noswaith dda  
God aften  

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da  
God eftermiddag  

Good Morning
Bore da  
God morgen  

Please
os gwelwch yn dda  
Please  

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  
Undskyld!  

Bye
Hwyl  
Farvel  

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

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi  
Undskyld mig  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh  
Scanian  

Where They Speak
Argentina  
Sweden  

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

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg  
Jutlandic  

Where They Speak
Gwynedd  
Denmark  

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

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg  
Bornholmsk  

Where They Speak
Powys  
Island of Bornholm  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.24 %  
99+
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
5.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
6.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  
dansk  

Alternative Names
Cymraeg  
Dansk, Rigsdansk  

French Name
gallois  
danois  

German Name
Kymrisch  
Dänisch  

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]  

Ethnicity
Welsh people  
Danish people or Danes  

History

Origin
9th Century  
c. 1100 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
-  

Branch
Brythonic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Welsh  
Rigsdansk  

Language Position
31  
29
18  
16

Signed Forms
Welsh Sign Language  
Signed Danish  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
cy  
da  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym  
dan  

ISO 639 2/B
wel  
dan  

ISO 639 3
cym  
dan  

ISO 639 6
cym  
dan  

Glottocode
wels1247  
dani1284  

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

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional  

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

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Welsh and Danish Speaking population

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

Welsh and Danish Language Codes

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

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