Dutch language topic
Also known as
- Dutch,
- Hollands,
- Nederlands
Dutch is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people, 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname, but also by smaller groups of speakers in parts of France, Germany and several former Dutch colonies. It is closely related to other West Germanic languages (e.g., English, West Frisian and German) and somewhat more remotely to the North Germanic languages. Dutch is a descendant of several Frankish dialects, that were spoken in the High Middle Ages and Early...
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