Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
South Africa
National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish
Dutch Language
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Mange tak
Dankie
How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
God nat
goeie nag
Good Evening
God aften
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag
Goeie middag
Good Morning
God morgen
goeie more
I Love You
Jeg elsker dig
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Undskyld mig
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Scanian
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Sweden
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Jutlandic
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Denmark
Not Available
Dialect 3
Bornholmsk
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm
Namibia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
dansk
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk
Cape Dutch
French Name
danois
afrikaans
German Name
Dänisch
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes
Afrikaners
Origin
c. 1100 AD
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Germanic
Branch
Not Available
Western
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
afrs
Glottocode
dani1284
afri1274
Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic
All Danish and Afrikaans 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 Danish and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Danish and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Danish are spoken in different Danish Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Danish vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Danish dialects include: Scanian, Jutlandic. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Danish and Afrikaans Speaking population
Danish and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Danish and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Danish and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Danish language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available. 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 Danish and Afrikaans on Danish vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Danish and Afrikaans Language Codes
Danish and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Danish and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.