Countries
Belarus, Poland
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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National Language
Belarus, Gambia
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Second Language
Poland
South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
France, Germany, Indonesia
Regulated By
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
Interesting Facts
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
- 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
Russian and Ukrainian
German and English Languages
Derived From
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How Many People Speak?
9.63 million28.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.11 %0.32 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
7.60 million22.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.89 million6.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
Nederlands
Alternative Names
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
Hollands, Nederlands
French Name
biélorusse
néerlandais; flamand
German Name
Weißrussisch
Niederländisch
Pronunciation
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
Ethnicity
Belarusians
Dutch people