Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Belarus, Poland
National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Belarus, Gambia
Second Language
South Africa
Poland
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Asia
Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
Similar To
German and English Languages
Russian and Ukrainian
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
dankjewel
Dziakuj
How Are You?
hoe gaat het met je?
Jak vy ?
Good Night
goede Nacht
Dabranač
Good Evening
goedenavond
Dobry viečar
Good Afternoon
goedemiddag
dobry dzień
Good Morning
goedemorgen
Dobraj ranicy
Please
alsjeblieft
Kali laska
Bye
vaarwel
da pabačennia
I Love You
Ik hou van jou
JA liubliu ciabie
Excuse Me
pardon
Vybačajcie
Dialect 1
Gronings
North-Eastern Belarusian
Where They Speak
Netherlands
North-East Belarus
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Low Saxon
South-Western Belarusian
Where They Speak
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
South-West Belarus
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Limburgian
Middle Belarusian
Where They Speak
Belgium, Netherlands
Middle Belarus
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Nederlands
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
Alternative Names
Hollands, Nederlands
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
French Name
néerlandais; flamand
biélorusse
German Name
Niederländisch
Weißrussisch
Pronunciation
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
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Ethnicity
Dutch people
Belarusians
Origin
AD 450-500
18th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
Old East Slavic
Standard Forms
Standard Dutch
Belarusian
Signed Forms
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mode1257
bela1254
Linguasphere
52-ACB-a
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Dutch and Belarusian Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Dutch and Belarusian dialects. Various dialects of Dutch and Belarusian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dutch are spoken in different Dutch Speaking Countries whereas Belarusian Dialects are spoken in different Belarusian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dutch vs Belarusian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dutch dialects include: Gronings, Low Saxon. Belarusian dialects include: North-Eastern Belarusian , South-Western Belarusian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Dutch and Belarusian Speaking population
Dutch and Belarusian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dutch and Belarusian languages can be compared. The total count of Dutch and Belarusian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Belarusian language is 0.11 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Dutch and Belarusian on Dutch vs Belarusian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dutch and Belarusian Language Codes
Dutch and Belarusian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dutch and Belarusian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.