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West Flemish. West Flemish ( West-Vlams or West-Vloams or Vlaemsch (in French Flanders ), Dutch: West-Vlaams, French: flamand occidental) is a collection of Dutch dialects spoken in western Belgium and the neighbouring areas of France and the Netherlands. West Flemish is spoken by about a million people in the Belgian province of West Flanders ...
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Flemish ( Vlaams) [2] [3] [4] is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch ( Vlaams-Nederlands ), Belgian Dutch ( Belgisch-Nederlands [ˈbɛlɣis ˈneːdərlɑnts] ⓘ ), or Southern Dutch ( Zuid-Nederlands ). Flemish is native to the region known as Flanders in northern Belgium; it is ...
Covering the northern portion of the country, the Flemish Region is primarily Dutch -speaking. With an area of 13,522 km 2 (5,221 sq mi), it accounts for only 45% of Belgium's territory, but 57% of its population. It is one of the most densely populated regions of Europe with around 490/km 2 (1,300/sq mi).
As of January 2019, West Flanders has a population of 1,195,796. The North Sea coast of Belgium, an important tourism destination, lies in West Flanders. A tram line runs the length of the coast, from De Panne on the French border to Knokke-Heist on the Dutch border. West Flanders has two seaports, the Port of Zeebrugge and the Port of Ostend.
East Flemish is spoken in the Belgian province of East Flanders, and in eastern parts of Zeelandic Flanders in the Netherlands. It is considered by some as a subdialect of Brabantian. West Flemish (West-Vlams / West-Vloams) West Flemish is spoken in western Belgium and neighbouring parts of France and the Netherlands by about 1.4 million people.
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