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Countries

Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
4  
11

National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland  
Bangladesh, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America  
Asia  

Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  

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.
  
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  

Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish  
Assamese and Oriya  

Derived From
Old Norse Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
11  
8

How Many Consonants
20  
10
40  
29

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Hallo  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  

Thank You
Mange tak  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  

How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  

Good Night
God nat  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  

Good Evening
God aften  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  

Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  

Good Morning
God morgen  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  

Please
Please  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  

Sorry
Undskyld!  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  

Bye
Farvel  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  

I Love You
Jeg elsker dig  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  

Excuse Me
Undskyld mig  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Scanian  
Chakma  

Where They Speak
Sweden  
Bangladesh, Burma, India  

How Many People Speak
80,000.00  
99+
330,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Jutlandic  
Hajong  

Where They Speak
Denmark  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
71,000.00  
36

Dialect 3
Bornholmsk  
Rarhi  

Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
5.50 million  
99+
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
Not Available  
3.11 %  
8

Native Speakers
5.50 million  
99+
196.00 million  
7

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
19.00 million  
16

Native Name
dansk  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  

Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  

French Name
danois  
bengali  

German Name
Dänisch  
Bengali  

Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes  
Bengalis (Bengali people)  

History

Origin
c. 1100 AD  
1000–1200 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish  
Abahatta, Old Bengali  

Standard Forms
Rigsdansk  
Bengali  

Language Position
Not Available  
4  
4

Signed Forms
Signed Danish  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
da  
bn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dan  
ben  

ISO 639 2/B
dan  
ben  

ISO 639 3
dan  
ben  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
dani1284  
beng1280  

Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj  
59-AAF-u  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Not Available  

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Danish and Bengali Language History

Comparison of Danish vs Bengali language history gives us differences between origin of Danish and Bengali language. History of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 AD whereas history of Bengali language states that this language originated in 1000–1200 CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Danish and Bengali Language History.

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Danish and Bengali Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Danish and Bengali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Danish and Bengali language. Danish word for "Hello" is Hallo or Bengali word for "Thank You" is ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad). Find more of such common Danish Greetings and Bengali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Danish vs Bengali Difficulty

The Danish vs Bengali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Danish Alphabets and Bengali Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Danish and Bengali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Danish and Bengali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Danish is 24 weeks while to learn Bengali time required is 44 weeks.

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