Alternate Names: Dansk, Rigsdansk
Dialects: Bornholmsk, Sønderjysk (Southern Jutlandic).
Status Notes: De facto national language.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 5,380,000 in Denmark (ELDIA 2012). Population total all countries: 5,522,490.
Language Use: 4,618,000 also use English [eng]. 636,000 also use French [fra]. 3,115,000 also use Standard German [deu].
Language Development: Compulsory subject in primary schools on Faroe Islands. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Fully developed. Bible: 1550–1993.
Typology: SVO.
Spoken In: Denmark
Writing System: Braille, Latin
Nation of Origin: Denmark
Other Comments: Many slowly disappearing dialects. Formerly 3 dialect groups: Jutlandic (or Jutish, Western Danish), Island Danish, and Eastern Danish.