Danish is natively spoken by about 5.5 million people, primarily in Denmark, with smaller communities in Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and among the Danish diaspora. It is a significant part of Danish cultural identity, known for its contributions to literature, design, and the concept of "hygge." Written in the Latin alphabet, Danish grammar features a subject-verb-object (SVO) word order, uses definite articles postfixed to nouns, and has relatively simple verb conjugations compared to other Germanic languages.