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Dutch and Irish Speaking countries


Irish and Dutch Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
2   
13

National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   
Ireland   

Second Language
South Africa   
Ireland   

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

Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)   
Foras na Gaeilge   

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.
  
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
German and English Languages   
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Derived From
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Dutch and Irish as Minority Language

In Dutch and Irish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Dutch and Irish 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.
  • Irish as minority language: United Kingdom.

If you want to compare Dutch and Irish dialects, then you can go to Dutch vs Irish Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Dutch and Irish Regulators

Dutch and Irish speaking countries provide you Dutch and Irish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union) regulates Dutch language.Irish is regulated by Foras na Gaeilge. Also get to learn, Dutch and Irish Language History.

Dutch and Irish Continents

Thinking about Dutch and Irish continents in which Dutch and Irish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Dutch and Irish. Most of the Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. While Irish 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 Irish languages:

Dutch Interesting Facts:

Irish Interesting Facts:

The Dutch language was derived from Not Available and is similar to German and English Languages whereas Dutch language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.

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