Danish and German Speaking countries

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1.1 Countries

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

Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland

Germany

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

North Dakota, United States of America

1.5 Speaking Continents

Europe, North America, South America

Europe

1.6 Minority Language

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

Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia

1.7 Regulated By

Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)

Council for German Orthography

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.

One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.

1.9 Similar To

Norwegian and Swedish

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages

1.10 Derived From

Old Norse Language

Albanian Languages

Danish vs German Countries

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

Danish Speaking Countries: Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council.
German Speaking Countries: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland.

So we find that, total number of countries where Danish is official language is 5 whereas total number of countries where German is official language is 7

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

Danish and German as Minority Language

In Danish and German speaking countries you will get the countries which have Danish and German 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.
German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.

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

Danish and German Regulators

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

Danish and German Continents

Thinking about Danish and German continents in which Danish and German speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Danish and German. Most of the Danish speaking countries lie in Europe, North America, South America. While German speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 German 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.

German Interesting Facts:

One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.

The Danish language was derived from Old Norse Language and is similar to Norwegian and Swedish whereas Danish language is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages and derived from Albanian Languages.