Swedish and Danish Speaking countries

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden

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

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Sweden

Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland

1.4 Second Language

Finland

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Antartica, Europe

Europe, North America, South America

1.6 Minority Language

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

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

1.7 Regulated By

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

Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)

1.8 Interesting Facts

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

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.

1.9 Similar To

Norwegian and Danish Language

Norwegian and Swedish

1.10 Derived From

Old Norse Language

Swedish vs Danish Countries

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

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

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

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

Swedish and Danish as Minority Language

In Swedish and Danish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swedish and Danish as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Swedish as minority language: Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Danish as minority language: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America.

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

Swedish and Danish Regulators

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

Swedish and Danish Continents

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

Swedish Interesting Facts:

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

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.

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