Danish and Dutch Speaking countries

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1.1 Countries

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

Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland

Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

South Africa

1.5 Speaking Continents

Europe, North America, South America

Asia, Europe, North America, South America

1.6 Minority Language

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

France, Germany, Indonesia

1.7 Regulated By

Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)

Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)

1.8 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.

Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.

1.9 Similar To

Norwegian and Swedish

German and English Languages

1.10 Derived From

Old Norse Language

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Danish vs Dutch Countries

Comparing Danish vs Dutch countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Danish and Dutch languages.

Danish Speaking Countries: Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council.
Dutch Speaking Countries: Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname.

So we find that, total number of countries where Danish is official language is 5 whereas total number of countries where Dutch is official language is 6

Find if Danish and Dutch are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Danish and Dutch speaking countries will give you the presence of Danish and Dutch languages in different countries. Along with Danish vs Dutch countries, you can also compare Danish vs Dutch.

Danish and Dutch as Minority Language

In Danish and Dutch speaking countries you will get the countries which have Danish and Dutch as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Danish as minority language: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America.
Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.

If you want to compare Danish and Dutch dialects, then you can go to Danish vs Dutch Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Danish and Dutch Regulators

Danish and Dutch speaking countries provide you Danish and Dutch regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee) regulates Danish language.Dutch is regulated by Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union). Also get to learn, Danish and Dutch Language History.

Danish and Dutch Continents

Thinking about Danish and Dutch continents in which Danish and Dutch speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Danish and Dutch. Most of the Danish speaking countries lie in Europe, North America, South America. While Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Danish and Dutch languages:

Danish 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.

Dutch Interesting Facts:

Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.

The Danish language was derived from Old Norse Language and is similar to Norwegian and Swedish whereas Danish language is similar to German and English Languages and derived from Not Available.