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French and Danish


Countries

Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council   
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
32   
3

National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland   
France   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Africa, Canada   

Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America   
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   

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

Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Old Norse Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20   
17
6   
3

How Many Consonants
20   
10
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Hallo   
bonjour   

Thank You
Mange tak   
Merci   

How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
God nat   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
God aften   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
God morgen   
Bonjour   

Please
Please   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
Undskyld!   
désolé   

Bye
Farvel   
au revoir   

I Love You
Jeg elsker dig   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
Undskyld mig   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Scanian   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Sweden   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
80,000.00   
99+
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Jutlandic   
African French   

Where They Speak
Denmark   
Africa   

Dialect 3
Bornholmsk   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
5.50 million   
99+
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
5.50 million   
99+
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
dansk   
français   

Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk   
Français   

French Name
danois   
français   

German Name
Dänisch   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 1100 AD   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Rigsdansk   
Standard French   

Language Position
Not Available   
13   
12

Signed Forms
Signed Danish   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
da   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dan   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
dan   
fre   

ISO 639 3
dan   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
dani1284   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Danish and French Speaking population

Danish and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Danish and French languages can be compared. The total count of Danish and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Danish language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Danish vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Danish and French Language Codes

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

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