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Danish

The language of Denmark (closely related to Norwegian/Swedish and Icelandic ).

Danish is very different in character from Norwegian/Swedish , it has a very throaty sound with many sounds produced at the back of the mouth (eg a throaty arrrgh ). Radio announcers in Norwegian/Swedish use an arsound produced from the tip of the tongue.

Station identification: "Danmarks Radio..."

 

Name Where spoken Language Family How many (000s)
 Danish Denmark, W Germany, USA Indo-European (Germanic) 5-5.25m

Table source: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language, David Ctystal, Cambridge University Press

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