Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
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
Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
tacka dig
Mange tak
How Are You?
hur mår du
Hvordan har du det?
Good Night
godnatt
God nat
Good Evening
god kväll
God aften
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
God eftermiddag
Good Morning
god morgon
God morgen
I Love You
jag älskar dig
Jeg elsker dig
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
Undskyld mig
Dialect 1
Dialects
Scanian
Where They Speak
Gabon
Sweden
Dialect 2
Dialects
Jutlandic
Where They Speak
Georgia
Denmark
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Dialects
Bornholmsk
Where They Speak
France
Island of Bornholm
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Svenska
dansk
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
Dansk, Rigsdansk
French Name
suédois
danois
German Name
Schwedisch
Dänisch
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Danish people or Danes
Origin
13th Century
c. 1100 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Not Available
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Swedish
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
Rigsdansk
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Signed Danish
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swed1254
dani1284
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Swedish and Danish Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Swedish and Danish dialects. Various dialects of Swedish and Danish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swedish are spoken in different Swedish Speaking Countries whereas Danish Dialects are spoken in different Danish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swedish vs Danish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swedish dialects include: Dialects, Dialects. Danish dialects include: Scanian , Jutlandic. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swedish and Danish Speaking population
Swedish and Danish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swedish and Danish languages can be compared. The total count of Swedish and Danish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Danish language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Swedish and Danish on Swedish vs Danish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swedish and Danish Language Codes
Swedish and Danish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swedish and Danish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.