Countries
South Africa
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
Total No. Of Countries
15
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46
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National Language
South Africa
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Regulated By
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Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Norwegian and Swedish
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Old Norse Language