German and Dutch Speaking countries
Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
  
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
  
National Language
Germany
  
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
  
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
  
South Africa
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
  
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
  
France, Germany, Indonesia
  
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
  
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
  
Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
  
- 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
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
  
German and English Languages
  
Derived From
Albanian Languages
  
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German and Dutch as Minority Language
In German and Dutch speaking countries you will get the countries which have German and Dutch as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
- Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.
If you want to compare German and Dutch dialects, then you can go to German vs Dutch Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
German and Dutch Regulators
German and Dutch speaking countries provide you German and Dutch regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Dutch is regulated by Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union). Also get to learn, German and Dutch Language History.
German and Dutch Continents
Thinking about German and Dutch continents in which German and Dutch speaking countries are present. Check out more information on German and Dutch. Most of the German speaking countries lie in Europe. While Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. 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 German and Dutch languages:
German Interesting Facts:
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
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.
The German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to German and English Languages and derived from Not Available.