Denmark
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Denmark (DK)
ECRML
Signed
1992
Ratified
2000
In Force
2001
FCNM
Signed
1995
Ratified
1997
In Force
1998
Country Description
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Official Language(s)
To increase their visibility, recognised Sign Languages are always listed as official languages even if they are not yet technically official. The data on legal recognition was aggregated from legal documents and official sources. Wherever possible, the national number was taken from a national census or recent study/official estimate – sources are listed. The endangerment level is adopted from Ethnologue/Glottolog and further estimates of endangerment can be found on the individual language profile (e.g. by clicking on ‘Italian’).
| Language | Endonym | Geographic Area | Source | Legal Recognition | Legal Document | Source | National Number | Bases for Calculation | Estimation Date | Source | Endangerment Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Danish Sign Language (DTS) Sign Language |
Dansk tegnsprog | Whole country | 2014 | Proclamation of the Act on the Danish Language Board / Bekendtgørelse af lov om Dansk Sprognævn | / | Approx. 20 000 (not a census) | Know the Language | 2025 | 5 (Developing) | ||
|
None ('De facto' official language: Danish) Germanic |
Dansk | Whole country | / | / | / | Approx. 6 000 000 (not a census) | Language spoken | 2026 (Website accessed) | 1 (National) |
ECRML-Recognised Languages
This includes languages recognised under the European Charter of Regional and Minority Languages (ECRML). The data on legal recognition was aggregated from legal documents and official sources. Wherever possible, the national number was taken from a national census or recent study/official estimate – sources are listed. The endangerment level is adopted from Ethnologue/Glottolog and further estimates of endangerment can be found on the individual language profile (e.g. by clicking on ‘Czech’).
| Language | Endonym | Geographic Area | Source | Legal Recognition | Legal Document | Source | National Number | Bases for Calculation | Estimation Date | Source | Endangerment Level | ECRML level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
German Germanic |
Deutsch | South Jutland / Northern Schleswig? | 1955 | Bonn-Copenhagen Declarations (Notification concerning the general rights of the German minority) | / | 15 000 (given, not a census) | The German Minority | 2023 | / | 5* (Dispersed) | Part II & Part III |
Non-ECRML Languages
This includes languages listed with an 'established status' in Ethnologue, the Endangered Languages Project or the UNESCO World Atlas (once it is available again). The data on legal recognition, national number, and endangerment level was taken over from the original source, reflecting these sources’ current state and gaps of knowledge.
| Language | Endonym | Geographic Area | Source | Legal Recognition | Legal Document | Source | National Number | Bases for Calculation | Estimation Date | Source | Endangerment Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
English Germanic |
English | Widespread | / | / | / | 5 035 000 | Users | 2023 | 4 (Educational) | ||
|
French Romance |
Français | Scattered | / | / | / | 429 800 | Users | 2023 | 4 (Educational) | ||
|
Greenlandic / Kalaallisut Eskaleut |
Kalaallisut | Scattered | / | / | / | 57 000 (based on ethnicity) | Users | 2021 | 5* (Dispersed) | ||
|
Swedish Germanic |
Svenska | Scattered | / | / | / | 771 400 | Users | 2023 | 5* (Dispersed) | ||
|
Traveller Danish Germanic |
Danish | / | / | / | / | No known L1 speakers | / | / | 10 (Extinct) |
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