Dutch

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Dutch is a West Germanic language spoken primarily in the Netherlands and Belgium, serving as the basis for several regional and colonial varieties such as Flemish and Afrikaans.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf West Germanic language
natural language
ancestorOf Afrikaans
Indonesian Dutch
linked to: Dutch East Indies
closelyRelatedTo Afrikaans
English
German
colonialOffshoot Afrikaans
glottocode dutc1256
hasDialects Achterhooks
East Flemish
Limburgish (Netherlands)
West Flemish
linked to: Zeelandic

Zeelandic
hasLexicalInfluenceFrom English
French
Latin
hasMorphologicalFeature plural formation with -en and -s
two grammatical genders in standard language
hasPhonologicalFeature final-obstruent devoicing
voicing contrast in obstruents
historicalStage Early Modern Dutch
Middle Dutch
Old Dutch
iso639-1Code nl
iso639-2Code dut
nld
iso639-3Code nld
languageFamily Germanic
officialStatus official language of Aruba
official language of Belgium
official language of Curaçao
official language of Sint Maarten
official language of Suriname
official language of the Netherlands
primaryCountry Belgium
Netherlands
recognizedStatus official language of the Benelux Union
official language of the European Union
regionalVariety Brabantian
linked to: North Brabant

Flemish
Hollandic
linked to: Dutch

Limburgish (Dutch variety)
regulatoryBody Dutch Language Union
scriptDirection left-to-right
spokenIn Aruba
Belgium
Caribbean Netherlands
Curaçao
Netherlands
Sint Maarten
Suriname
expat communities worldwide
parts of France (French Flanders)
standardizationPeriod 17th century
standardVariety Standard Dutch
linked to: Dutch
subfamily West Germanic
typology fusional language
usedAs language of administration in the Netherlands
language of education in Dutch-speaking regions
language of media in Dutch-speaking regions
wordOrder SOV in subordinate clauses
SVO in main clauses
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Europe hasMajorLanguage Dutch
Bronk hasLanguageOfOrigin Dutch language
linked to: Dutch
Dutch standardVariety Standard Dutch
linked to: Dutch
Dutch regionalVariety Hollandic
linked to: Dutch
Sranan Tongo influencedBy Dutch language
linked to: Dutch
Sranan Tongo hasLexicalInfluenceFrom Dutch language
linked to: Dutch
Femke Halsema hasPublishedIn Dutch language
linked to: Dutch
Timothy hasLanguageOfUse Dutch language
linked to: Dutch
Germanic languages includesLanguage Dutch language
linked to: Dutch
Old Dutch subclassOf Dutch language
linked to: Dutch
Old Dutch hasDescendant Modern Dutch
linked to: Dutch
Charles languageOfUse Dutch
Zeelandic relatedTo Standard Dutch
linked to: Dutch
Zeelandic influencedBy Standard Dutch
linked to: Dutch
Middle Dutch followedBy Modern Dutch
linked to: Dutch
Achterhooks influencedBy Dutch language
linked to: Dutch
Achterhooks hasLexicalInfluenceFrom Standard Dutch
linked to: Dutch
Limburgish (Dutch variety) neighboringDialectArea Standard Dutch
linked to: Dutch
Dutch Language Union regulates Standard Dutch
linked to: Dutch
Early Modern Dutch precedes Modern Dutch
linked to: Dutch
Early Modern Dutch ancestorOf Modern Dutch
linked to: Dutch
Early Modern Dutch hasSubsequentStandard Standard Dutch
linked to: Dutch
Sranan influencedBy Dutch language
linked to: Dutch
Sranan superstrateLanguage Dutch language
linked to: Dutch
Peter isUsedIn Dutch language
linked to: Dutch
Antwerp officialLanguage Dutch
East Flemish partOf Dutch language
linked to: Dutch
East Flemish usesStandardOrthographyOf Standard Dutch
linked to: Dutch
Aruba officialLanguage Dutch
Katrina hasOrigin Dutch language
linked to: Dutch
Maximilian hasLanguageOfUse Dutch language
linked to: Dutch
Sarnami Hindustani influencedBy Dutch language
linked to: Dutch
Pennsylvania German distinctFrom Dutch language
linked to: Dutch
Dutch Surinamese languageUsed Dutch language
linked to: Dutch