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• Danish is the official language of Denmark. There are about 1,000,000 speakers of Danish outside of Denmark, in countries such as the United States, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the United Arab Emirates. Languages of the World: Danish

• Fast Facts

  1. Language family: Indo-European
  2. Number of speakers: 6 million Advanced Language Translation: Danish Language Translation Services
  3. Official language of Denmark, Greenland, Faroe Islands
  4. Major dialects: Eastern Danish, Island Danish, Jutlandic
  5. Old Danish written in runes History.com: Encyclopedia DANISH LANGUAGE
  6. Earliest record: 3rd century A.D.History.com: Encyclopedia DANISH LANGUAGE
  7. Used as a national language by 1500History.com: Encyclopedia DANISH LANGUAGE
  8. 1871: Standard orthography developedHistory.com: Encyclopedia DANISH LANGUAGE
  9. Features compound nounsUnilang: Danish

• Common Words and Phrases

  • Welcome: Velkommen
  • Hello: Hej
  • Yes: Ja
  • No: Nej
  • What is your name?: Hvad hedder du?
  • My name is: Jeg hedder
  • Where are you from?: Hvor kommer du fra?
  • Sorry: Undskyld
  • What time is it?: Hvad er klokken?
  • Do you speak English?: Taler du engelsk?

• History

  Danish has been influenced by a number of other languages, including Norwegian, Latin, German, French, English and Swedish. The language has continued to evolve, with the last major change, a spelling reform in 1948, eliminating some German influences, to bring the language closer to Norwegian and Swedish.History.com: Encyclopedia DANISH LANGUAGE

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