Danish language - Wikipedia
WebDanish language. Danish ( / ˈdeɪnɪʃ / ⓘ, DAY-nish; endonym: danskpronounced [ˈtænˀsk] ⓘ, dansk sprog [ˈtænˀsk ˈspʁɔwˀ]) [1] is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken by about six million …
Danish language - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WebDanish is the Germanic language spoken in Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and parts of Greenland and Germany (Southern Schleswig). Around 5.5 million people speak Danish. It is used as a second language in Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The Danish people, or Danes, call their language dansk . Here are some simple words in Danish:
History of Danish - Wikipedia
WebThe Danish language developed during the Middle Ages out of Old East Norse, the common predecessor of Danish and Swedish. It was a late form of common Old Norse. The Danish philologist Johannes Brøndum-Nielsen divided the history of Danish into "Old Danish" from 800 AD to 1525 and "Modern Danish" from 1525 and onwards.
Danish language - Wikiwand
WebDanish is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken by about six million people, principally in and around Denmark. Communities of Danish speakers are also found in Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and the northern German region of Southern Schleswig, where it has minority language status.
Danish language - Omniglot
WebDanish (. dansk. ) Danish is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Denmark, where there are 5.46 million speakers, and by 6,200 people in Greenland, and 1,546 people in the Faroe Islands. There are also 39,500 Danish speakers in Sweden, 28,300 in the USA, 24,900 in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany, 21,000 in Norway, 12,600 in Canada ...
Danish Wikipedia - Wikipedia
WebThe Danish Wikipedia (Danish: Dansk Wikipedia) started on 1 February 2002 and is the Danish language edition of Wikipedia. As of May 2024, it has 299,443 articles and its article depth is 57.59.
Danish language | Scandinavian, Germanic, Grammar | Britannica
WebMay 1, 2024 · Danish language, the official language of Denmark, spoken there by more than five million people. It is also spoken in a few communities south of the German border; it is taught in the schools of the Faroe Islands, of Iceland, and of Greenland. Danish belongs to the East Scandinavian branch of North Germanic languages.
About The Danish Language Council – DSN
WebThe Danish Language Council is a government research institution under the Ministry of Culture. It was established in 1955 and has three main functions: to monitor the development of the Danish language, for example, by collecting new words. to answer questions about the Danish language and its usage.
Languages of Denmark - Wikiwand
WebLanguages of Denmark - Wikiwand. Overview of the languages of Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Kingdom of Denmark has only one official language, Danish, the national language of the Danish people, but there are several minority languages spoken, namely Faroese, German, and Greenlandic. Quick Facts Official, …
Denmark - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WebDenmark ( Danish: Danmark ), officially named the Kingdom of Denmark, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the furthest south of the Scandinavian countries, to the northwest of North America, to the south of Norway and south-west of Sweden (which it is connected to by a bridge).
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