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Countries

Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
4  
11

National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland  
India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America  
Asia  

Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America  
Israel, Mauritius  

Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  

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.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Norwegian and Swedish  
Konkani Language  

Derived From
Old Norse Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
16  
13

How Many Consonants
20  
10
36  
26

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
Hallo  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  

Thank You
Mange tak  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  

Good Night
God nat  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  

Good Evening
God aften  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  

Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  

Good Morning
God morgen  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  

Please
Please  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
Undskyld!  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  

Bye
Farvel  
बाय (Bāya)  

I Love You
Jeg elsker dig  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  

Excuse Me
Undskyld mig  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Scanian  
Maharashtrian Konkani  

Where They Speak
Sweden  
Kokan  

How Many People Speak
80,000.00  
99+
2,400,000.00  
23

Dialect 2
Jutlandic  
Varhadi  

Where They Speak
Denmark  
Vidarbha  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
7,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 3
Bornholmsk  
Khandeshi  

Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm  
Khandesh  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,900,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
42  
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
5.50 million  
99+
71.00 million  
25

Speaking Population
Not Available  
1.10 %  
18

Native Speakers
5.50 million  
99+
68.00 million  
16

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
3.00 million  
32

Native Name
dansk  
मराठी (marāṭhī)  

Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  

French Name
danois  
marathe  

German Name
Dänisch  
Marathi  

Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  

Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes  
Marathi people  

History

Origin
c. 1100 AD  
10th century  

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  
Maharashtri Prakrit  

Standard Forms
Rigsdansk  
Marathi  

Language Position
Not Available  
17  
15

Signed Forms
Signed Danish  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
da  
mr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dan  
mar  

ISO 639 2/B
dan  
mar  

ISO 639 3
dan  
mar  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
dani1284  
mara1378  

Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj  
omr  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Not Available  

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Danish and Marathi Language History

Comparison of Danish vs Marathi language history gives us differences between origin of Danish and Marathi language. History of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 AD whereas history of Marathi language states that this language originated in 10th century. 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 Marathi Language History.

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Danish and Marathi 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 Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Danish and Marathi language. Danish word for "Hello" is Hallo or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Danish Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Danish vs Marathi Difficulty

The Danish vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Danish Alphabets and Marathi 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 Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Danish and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Danish is 24 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.

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