Danish

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A language of Denmark

ISO 639-3
dan
Alternate Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk
Population

5,450,000 in Denmark (2007). Population total all countries: 5,592,490.

Location

Widespread; Faroe Islands. Also in Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United States.

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Language Status

1 (National). De facto national language.

Classification
Indo-European, Germanic, North, East Scandinavian, Danish-Swedish, Danish-Riksmal, Danish
Dialects

Bornholmsk (Eastern Danish), Sønderjysk (Southern Jutlandic).

Typology

SVO

Language Development
Compulsory subject in primary schools on Faroe Islands. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Fully developed. Bible: 1550–1993.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Danish
Writing
Braille script. Latin script, primary usage.
Other Comments

Many slowly disappearing dialects. Formerly 3 dialect groups: Jutlandic (or Jutish, Western Danish), Island Danish, and Eastern Danish.

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