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Swedish and Danish Speaking countries


Danish and Swedish Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden   
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
5   
10

National Language
Sweden   
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland   

Second Language
Finland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe   
Europe, North America, South America   

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   

Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council   
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)   

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.
  

Similar To
Norwegian and Danish Language   
Norwegian and Swedish   

Derived From
Old Norse Language   
Old Norse Language   

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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:

Danish Interesting Facts:

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.

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