Language

Danish

Danish is a language in the Indo-European family spoken in 15 countries.

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Scripture in Danish

A complete Bible is reported in Danish.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Danish is spoken

  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Denmark
  • Faroe Islands
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greenland
  • Iceland
  • Luxembourg
  • Norway
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

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About Danish

Language family
Indo-European
ISO 639-3 code
dan
Glottocode
dani1285
Also known as
Danish: Jutlandic

Dialects and varieties 13

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Danish as a whole.

  • BornholmskNo known Scripture
  • Eastern FunenNo known Scripture
  • Eastern ZealandNo known Scripture
  • IslandNo known Scripture
  • JutishNo known Scripture
  • JutlandicNo known Scripture
  • Old DanishNo known Scripture
  • Southern Funen IslandsNo known Scripture
  • Southern Islands DanishNo known Scripture
  • Southern JutishNo known Scripture
  • Southern ZealandNo known Scripture
  • Western FunenNo known Scripture
  • Western ZealandNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.