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Danish

Type

North Germanic language

Script

Danish alphabet (based on Latin script)

Speakers

Denmark (official) • Greenland (co-official) • Faroe Islands (co-official)

Introduced

AD 9th century

Influenced by

Germanic languages • Proto-NorseOld Norse

Notable works

Holger the DaneNiels EbbesenGesta Danorum

Characteristics

Flexible word order • Regular pronunciation rules • Unique diacritics and ligatures

Region or state

Scandinavia

Writing direction

Left to right

Danish