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Dutch (Dutch: Nederlands) is a West Germanic language. It comes from the Netherlands and is the country's official language . [3] It is also spoken in the northern half of Belgium (the region called Flanders ), and in the South American country of Suriname .
A Dutch speaker. Dutch ( endonym: Nederlands [ˈneːdərlɑnts] ⓘ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language [4] and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives English and German.
The Dutch Wikipedia (Dutch: Nederlandstalige Wikipedia) is the Dutch-language edition of the free online encyclopedia, Wikipedia. It was founded on 19 June 2001. As of April 2024, the Dutch Wikipedia is the sixth-largest Wikipedia edition, with 2,155,950 articles.
References. History of the Dutch language. Dutch is a West Germanic language, that originated from the Old Frankish dialects. Among the words with which Dutch has enriched the English vocabulary are: brandy, coleslaw, cookie, cruiser, dock, easel, freight, landscape, spook, stoop, and yacht.
The Dutch Wikipedia (Dutch: Nederlandstalige Wikipedia) is the Dutch-language edition of Wikipedia. This edition was started in June 2001. It became the 3rd largest edition in April 2013, but has since dropped to sixth. It has over 2,156,000 articles. References
Apr 3, 2024 · What is the Dutch language? Where is Dutch spoken? How did the Dutch language develop?
The predominant language of the Netherlands is Dutch, spoken and written by almost all people in the Netherlands. Dutch is also spoken and official in Aruba, Bonaire, Belgium, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten and Suriname.
