Dutch Language
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Ethnicity | Dutch people |
|---|---|
| Flemish people | |
| Indo people | |
| Native speakers | 24 million (2016); Total (L1 plus L2 speakers): 29 million (2018) |
| Regulated by | Dutch Language Union |
| Native to | Netherlands |
| Flanders | |
| Early forms | Old Dutch |
| Middle Dutch | |
| Language family | Germanic languages |
| Indo-European languages | |
| West Germanic languages | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 785452 |
About Dutch Language
Dutch is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people as a first language and 5 million people as a second language, constituting the majority of people in the Netherlands and Belgium. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives English and German.
Endgame: Royal race row naming not publicity stunt, says author Omid Scobie
Nov 30,2023 7:01 pm
... The Dutch Language edition of his book, entitled Eindstrijd, appeared to identify the two royals alleged to have been involved in the conversation...
Scobie book: How could the royal naming mistake happen?
Nov 29,2023 8:21 am
... But how could it have happened? The Dutch Language edition, Eindstrijd, has a very plain reference to a senior royal and there have been claims of another much vaguer reference to a second name...