Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Second Language
South Africa
South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia
France, Germany, Indonesia
Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
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.
- 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.
Similar To
German and English Languages
German and English Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
dankjewel
dankjewel
How Are You?
hoe gaat het met je?
hoe gaat het met je?
Good Night
goede Nacht
goede Nacht
Good Evening
goedenavond
goedenavond
Good Afternoon
goedemiddag
goedemiddag
Good Morning
goedemorgen
goedemorgen
Please
alsjeblieft
alsjeblieft
I Love You
Ik hou van jou
Ik hou van jou
Dialect 1
Gronings
Gronings
Where They Speak
Netherlands
Netherlands
Dialect 2
Low Saxon
Low Saxon
Where They Speak
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Dialect 3
Limburgian
Limburgian
Where They Speak
Belgium, Netherlands
Belgium, Netherlands
Native Name
Nederlands
Nederlands
Alternative Names
Hollands, Nederlands
Hollands, Nederlands
French Name
néerlandais; flamand
néerlandais; flamand
German Name
Niederländisch
Niederländisch
Pronunciation
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
Ethnicity
Dutch people
Dutch people
Origin
AD 450-500
AD 450-500
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Germanic
Early Forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
Standard Forms
Standard Dutch
Standard Dutch
Signed Forms
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mode1257
mode1257
Linguasphere
52-ACB-a
52-ACB-a
Language Type
Historical
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Synthetic
All Dutch and Dutch 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 Dutch dialects. Various dialects of Dutch and Dutch language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dutch are spoken in different Dutch Speaking Countries whereas Dutch Dialects are spoken in different Dutch speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dutch vs Dutch Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dutch dialects include: Gronings, Low Saxon. Dutch dialects include: Gronings , Low Saxon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Dutch and Dutch Speaking population
Dutch and Dutch speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dutch and Dutch languages can be compared. The total count of Dutch and Dutch Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 %. 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 Dutch on Dutch vs Dutch where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dutch and Dutch Language Codes
Dutch and Dutch language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dutch and Dutch Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.