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Arabic, Moroccan Spoken
[ary] Users: 5,900 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, North Levantine Spoken
[apc] Users: 48,500 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Bengali
[ben] Users: 1,790 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Eastern, Bengali-Assamese.
Bosnian
[bos] Users: 16,800 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Western.
Bulgarian
[bul] Users: 9,900 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Eastern.
Burmese
[mya] Users: 1,840 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Ngwi-Burmese, Burmish, Southern.
Chinese
[zho] A macrolanguage. 12,900 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Non-indigenous.
Croatian
[hrv] Users: 2,380 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Western.
Czech
[ces] Users: 1,670 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, West, Czech-Slovak.
Danish
[dan] Widespread. Users: 5,460,000 in Denmark (European Commission 2012). Total users in all countries: 5,613,190. Status: 1 (National). De facto national language. Alternate Names: Rigsdansk. Autonym: Dansk. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, North, East Scandinavian, Danish-Swedish, Danish-Riksmal, Danish.
Danish Sign Language
[dsl] Scattered. Users: 16,000 in Denmark, all users. L1 users: 6,000 in Denmark (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL). Estimated assuming 0.1% of the total population. Other estimates: 4,000 (2014 EUD), 5,000 (Bergman and Engberg-Pedersen 2010), 24,500 (2014 IMB). L2 users: 10,000 (McGregor et al 2015). Total users in all countries: 16,110 (as L1: 6,110; as L2: 10,000). Status: 5 (Developing). Recognized language (2015, Law 61, amendment to Danish Language Council). Alternate Names: DTS, Dansk tegnsprog. Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language.
Dutch
[nld] Users: 6,900 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Franconian.
English
[eng] Widespread. Users: 5,031,600 in Denmark, all users. L1 users: 31,600 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. L2 users: 5,000,000 (European Commission 2012). Status: 4 (Educational). Alternate Names: Engelsk. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
Estonian, Standard
[ekk] Users: 1,370 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Uralic, Finnic.
Faroese
[fao] Users: 21,000 in Denmark (2015 R. Hansen). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, North, West Scandinavian.
Finnish
[fin] Users: 3,610 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Uralic, Finnic.
French
[fra] Scattered. Users: 426,800 in Denmark, all users. L1 users: 6,800 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. L2 users: 420,000 (Beck et al 2018). Status: 4 (Educational). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French.
German, Standard
[deu] South Denmark region: north Slesvig. Users: 2,777,800 in Denmark, all users. L1 users: 37,800 in Denmark (2020 Eurostat). L2 users: 2,740,000 (2020). Status: 2 (Provincial). Statutory language of provincial identity in Syddanmark region (1955, Danish-German Agreement). Alternate Names: Deutsch, Tysk. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Middle German, East Middle German.
Greek
[ell] Users: 3,340 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Greek, Attic.
Greenlandic
[kal] Scattered. Users: 7,000 in Denmark (2007 L. Toreby). Status: 2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in Greenland (1978, Greenland Homerule Act No. 577, Article 9(1)). Alternate Names: Greenlandic Kalaallisut, Grønlandsk, Inuktitut, Kalaallisut. Classification: Eskimo-Aleut, Eskimo, Inuit-Inupiaq.
Hungarian
[hun] Users: 5,370 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Uralic.
Icelandic
[isl] Users: 7,920 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, North, West Scandinavian.
Italian
[ita] Users: 9,000 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Italo-Dalmatian.
Iu Mien
[ium] Users: 8,000 in Denmark (2007). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Hmong-Mien, Mienic, Mian-Jin.
Japanese
[jpn] Users: 1,790 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Japonic.
Korean
[kor] Users: 9,580 in Denmark (2019 Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Koreanic.
Kurdish, Northern
[kmr] Users: 20,000 in Denmark (2007). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Kurdish.
Latvian, Standard
[lvs] Users: 5,120 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Baltic, Eastern.
Lithuanian
[lit] Users: 13,200 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Baltic, Eastern.
Macedonian
[mkd] Users: 3,620 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Eastern.
Nepali
[npi] Users: 4,150 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Eastern, Eastern Pahari.
Norwegian
[nor] Users: 15,700 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, North, East Scandinavian, Danish-Swedish, Danish-Bokmal.
Persian, Iranian
[pes] Users: 17,200 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Persian.
Polish
[pol] Users: 41,500 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, West, Lechitic.
Portuguese
[por] Users: 6,930 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Portuguese-Galician.
Romanian
[ron] Users: 30,600 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Eastern.
Russian
[rus] Users: 11,000 in Denmark (Arefyev 2012), all users. L1 users: 6,380 (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.
Serbian
[srp] Users: 1,650 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Western.
Sinhala
[sin] Users: 7,000 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Southern, Sinhalese-Maldivian.
Slovak
[slk] Users: 2,920 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, West, Czech-Slovak.
Somali
[som] Users: 11,300 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Somali.
Spanish
[spa] Users: 252,000 in Denmark, all users. L1 users: 19,000 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. L2 users: 233,000 (2020). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian.
Swedish
[swe] Scattered. Users: 754,400 in Denmark, all users. L1 users: 14,400 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. L2 users: 740,000 (European Commission 2012). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Svenska. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, North, East Scandinavian, Danish-Swedish, Swedish.
Tagalog
[tgl] Users: 10,700 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Tagalog.
Tamil
[tam] Users: 9,000 in Denmark. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Tamil.
Thai
[tha] Users: 11,900 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Kra-Dai, Kam-Tai, Tai, Southwestern.
Traveller Danish
[rmd] Users: No known L1 speakers. Became extinct early in 20th century. Status: 10 (Extinct). Alternate Names: Rodi, Rotwelsch. Classification: Mixed language, Danish-Romani.
Turkish
[tur] Users: 33,100 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Southern, Turkish.
Ukrainian
[ukr] Users: 12,100 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.
Urdu
[urd] Users: 14,500 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Western Hindi, Hindustani.
Vietnamese
[vie] Users: 9,650 in Denmark (2020 census), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Viet-Muong, Vietnamese.