Danish_language
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Danish (endonym: dansk pronounced [ˈtænˀsk] , dansk sprog [ˈtænˀsk ˈspʁɔwˀ]) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken by about six million people, principally in and around Denmark. Communities of Danish speakers are also found in Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and the northern German region of Southern Schleswig, where it has minority language status. Minor Danish
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| dansk | |
The first page of the Jutlandic Law originally from 1241 in Codex Holmiensis, copied in 1350. The first sentence is: "Mæth logh skal land byggas" Modern orthography: "Med lov skal land bygges" English translation: 'With law shall a country be built' | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈtænˀsk] |
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| Region | Denmark, Schleswig-Holstein (Germany); Additionally in the Faroe Islands and Greenland |
| Ethnicity | |
Native speakers | 6.0 million (2019) |
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| Official status | |
Official language in | Kingdom of Denmark European Union |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Regulated by | Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Council) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | da |
| ISO 639-2 | dan |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:dan – Insular Danishjut – Jutlandic |
| Glottolog | dani1285 Danishjuti1236 Jutish |
| Linguasphere | 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj 5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj |
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- Culture of Scandinavia
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- Subject–verb–object languages
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