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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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