Danish (Dansk) is the official language of Denmark and is spoken by more than five million people. It is closely related to Norwegian and Swedish. Danish is a North Germanic language that began to separate from other Scandinavian languages about 1000 ce. Most Danes also speak English. Turkish, Arabic, German, and other languages are spoken by various ethnic groups.
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