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French and Dutch Language History


History

Origin
AD 450-500   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Germanic   
Romance   

Branch
Western   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Standard Dutch   
Standard French   

Language Position
48   
35
13   
12

Signed Forms
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

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Early forms of Dutch and French

The Early forms of Dutch and French explains the evolution of Dutch and French languages which is under Dutch and French history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Dutch and French history we will understand how the Dutch and French languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Dutch: Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch.
  • Early forms of French: Old French, Middle French and French.
  • Standard forms of Dutch: Standard Dutch.
  • Standard forms of French: Standard French.
  • Signed forms of Dutch: Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
  • Signed forms of French: Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)

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Dutch and French Language Family

In Dutch and French history, you will get to know about Dutch and French language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Dutch is a part of Indo-European Family while French is a part of Indo-European Family. The subgroup and branch of Dutch is Germanic and Western resp. The subgroup and branch of French is Romance and Not Available resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Dutch and French language on Dutch vs French alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Dutch vs French Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Dutch vs French language rank. Dutch and French history gives you Dutch and French language rank. The Dutch language rank is 48. And French language rank is 13. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Dutch vs French.

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