Languages of Denmark
Languages of Denmark Greenlandic | |
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Minority | German, Romani |
Foreign | English (86%) German (47%) Swedish (13%) |
Signed | Danish Sign Language |
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A large majority (about 86%)
Officially recognized minority languages
Faroese
Faroese, a North Germanic language like Danish, is the primary language of the Faroe Islands, a self-governing territory of the Kingdom. It is also spoken by some Faroese immigrants in mainland Denmark. Faroese is similar to Icelandic and retains many features of Old Norse, the source of all North Germanic languages.
Greenlandic
Since the Act on Greenland Self-Government was adopted by parliament on 12 June 2009,
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Europeans and their Languages" (PDF). Ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Denmark". Ethnologue.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Facts and Statistics". Denmark.dk. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Special Eurobarometer 386: Europeans and their languages" (PDF). European Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ "Act no. 473 of 12 June 2009" (doc). The Prime Minister's Office. p. 7. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
Chapter 20; Greenlandic shall be the official language in Greenland.
- ^ "Language". The Nordic Council. Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.