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Dutch and Portuguese Language History


History

Origin
3rd Century   
AD 450-500   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Germanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Western   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician   
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch   

Standard Forms
Portuguese   
Standard Dutch   

Language Position
6   
6
48   
35

Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese   
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

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Early forms of Portuguese and Dutch

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

  • Early forms of Portuguese: Medieval Galician.
  • Early forms of Dutch: Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch.
  • Standard forms of Portuguese: Portuguese.
  • Standard forms of Dutch: Standard Dutch.
  • Signed forms of Portuguese: Signed Portuguese
  • Signed forms of Dutch: Signed Portuguese

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Portuguese and Dutch Language Family

In Portuguese and Dutch history, you will get to know about Portuguese and Dutch 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. Portuguese is a part of Indo-European Family while Dutch is a part of Indo-European Family. The subgroup and branch of Portuguese is Romance and Not Available resp. The subgroup and branch of Dutch is Germanic and Western resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Portuguese and Dutch language on Portuguese vs Dutch alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Portuguese vs Dutch Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Portuguese vs Dutch language rank. Portuguese and Dutch history gives you Portuguese and Dutch language rank. The Portuguese language rank is 6. And Dutch language rank is 48. 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 Portuguese vs Dutch.

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