Danish and Swedish Speaking countries

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1.1 Countries

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

European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland

Sweden

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Finland

1.5 Speaking Continents

Europe, North America, South America

Antartica, Europe

1.6 Minority Language

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

Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America

1.7 Regulated By

Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)

Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council

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.

In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.

1.9 Similar To

Norwegian and Swedish

Norwegian and Danish Language

1.10 Derived From

Old Norse Language

Danish vs Swedish Countries

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

Danish Speaking Countries: Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council.
Swedish Speaking Countries: European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden.

So we find that, total number of countries where Danish is official language is 5 whereas total number of countries where Swedish is official language is 4

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

Danish and Swedish as Minority Language

In Danish and Swedish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Danish and Swedish 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.
Swedish as minority language: Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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

Danish and Swedish Regulators

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

Danish and Swedish Continents

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

Swedish Interesting Facts:

In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.

The Danish language was derived from Old Norse Language and is similar to Norwegian and Swedish whereas Danish language is similar to Norwegian and Danish Language and derived from Old Norse Language.