Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
  
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
  
National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
  
Russia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Afganistan
  
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
  
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
  
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
  
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
  
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.
  
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
  
Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish
  
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
  
Derived From
Old Norse Language
  
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary
  
Danish and Russian as Minority Language
In Danish and Russian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Danish and Russian 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.
- Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
If you want to compare Danish and Russian dialects, then you can go to Danish vs Russian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Danish and Russian Regulators
Danish and Russian speaking countries provide you Danish and Russian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee) regulates Danish language.Russian is regulated by Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Also get to learn, Danish and Russian Language History.
Danish and Russian Continents
Thinking about Danish and Russian continents in which Danish and Russian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Danish and Russian. Most of the Danish speaking countries lie in Europe, North America, South America. While Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, 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 Russian 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.
Russian Interesting Facts:
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
The Danish language was derived from Old Norse Language and is similar to Norwegian and Swedish whereas Danish language is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages and derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary.