Dutch and Estonian Speaking countries
Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Estonia, European Union
National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Estonia, Gambia
Second Language
South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Europe
Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia
Denmark, Russia, Sweden
Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
Institute of the Estonian Language
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.
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
Similar To
German and English Languages
Finnish
Derived From
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Dutch and Estonian as Minority Language
In Dutch and Estonian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Dutch and Estonian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.
- Estonian as minority language: Denmark, Russia, Sweden.
If you want to compare Dutch and Estonian dialects, then you can go to Dutch vs Estonian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Dutch and Estonian Regulators
Dutch and Estonian speaking countries provide you Dutch and Estonian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union) regulates Dutch language.Estonian is regulated by Institute of the Estonian Language. Also get to learn, Dutch and Estonian Language History.
Dutch and Estonian Continents
Thinking about Dutch and Estonian continents in which Dutch and Estonian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Dutch and Estonian. Most of the Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. While Estonian speaking countries lie in Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Dutch and Estonian languages:
Dutch 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.
Estonian Interesting Facts:
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
The Dutch language was derived from Not Available and is similar to German and English Languages whereas Dutch language is similar to Finnish and derived from Not Available.