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Albanian and Dutch


Countries

Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Second Language
South Africa  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America  
Europe  

Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

Interesting Facts
  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   

Similar To
German and English Languages  
Romanian  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Dutch-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
26  
8
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
7  
4

How Many Consonants
21  
11
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Hallo  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
dankjewel  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
hoe gaat het met je?  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
goede Nacht  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
goedenavond  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
goedemiddag  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
goedemorgen  
mirëmengjes  

Please
alsjeblieft  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
sorry  
Me fal  

Bye
vaarwel  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
Ik hou van jou  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
pardon  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gronings  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
Netherlands  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
590,000.00  
32
3,400,000.00  
20

Dialect 2
Low Saxon  
Tosk Albanian  

Where They Speak
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
16
1,800,000.00  
20

Dialect 3
Limburgian  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
Belgium, Netherlands  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
18
100,000.00  
28

Total No. Of Dialects
7  
7
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
28.00 million  
38
7.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
38
Not Available  

Native Speakers
22.00 million  
35
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.00 million  
25
3.60 million  
31

Native Name
Nederlands  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

Alternative Names
Hollands, Nederlands  
Not Available  

French Name
néerlandais; flamand  
albanais  

German Name
Niederländisch  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Dutch people  
Albanians  

History

Origin
AD 450-500  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Germanic  
Not Available  

Branch
Western  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
Standard Dutch  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
48  
35
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
nl  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nld  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
dut  
alb  

ISO 639 3
nld  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mode1257  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
52-ACB-a  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Synthetic  

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All Dutch and Albanian Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Dutch and Albanian dialects. Various dialects of Dutch and Albanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dutch are spoken in different Dutch Speaking Countries whereas Albanian Dialects are spoken in different Albanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dutch vs Albanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dutch dialects include: Gronings, Low Saxon. Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian , Tosk Albanian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Dutch and Albanian Speaking population

Dutch and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dutch and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Dutch and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Dutch and Albanian on Dutch vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Dutch and Albanian Language Codes

Dutch and Albanian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dutch and Albanian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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