Norwegian and Dutch Speaking countries
Countries
Norway
  
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
  
National Language
Norway
  
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
South Africa
  
Speaking Continents
Europe, South America
  
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
  
Minority Language
Nynorsk
  
France, Germany, Indonesia
  
Regulated By
Norwegian Language Council
  
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
  
Interesting Facts
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
  
- 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
Swedish and Danish Languages
  
German and English Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Norwegian and Dutch as Minority Language
In Norwegian and Dutch speaking countries you will get the countries which have Norwegian and Dutch as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Norwegian as minority language: Nynorsk.
- Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.
If you want to compare Norwegian and Dutch dialects, then you can go to Norwegian vs Dutch Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Norwegian and Dutch Regulators
Norwegian and Dutch speaking countries provide you Norwegian and Dutch regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Norwegian Language Council regulates Norwegian language.Dutch is regulated by Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union). Also get to learn, Norwegian and Dutch Language History.
Norwegian and Dutch Continents
Thinking about Norwegian and Dutch continents in which Norwegian and Dutch speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Norwegian and Dutch. Most of the Norwegian speaking countries lie in Europe, South America. 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 Norwegian and Dutch languages:
Norwegian Interesting Facts:
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
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 Norwegian language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Swedish and Danish Languages whereas Norwegian language is similar to German and English Languages and derived from Not Available.