Dutch and Croatian Speaking countries
Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Austria, Bosnia, Croatia, European Union, Herzegovina, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Austria
Second Language
South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Europe
Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia
Austria, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania
Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics
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.
- In croatian language, everywhere there are words without vowels.
- Though croatian language was born in 9th century, the first written document in croatian was in 11th century.
Similar To
German and English Languages
Serbain and Bosnian
Derived From
Not Available
Church Slavonic
Dutch and Croatian as Minority Language
In Dutch and Croatian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Dutch and Croatian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.
- Croatian as minority language: Austria, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania.
If you want to compare Dutch and Croatian dialects, then you can go to Dutch vs Croatian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Dutch and Croatian Regulators
Dutch and Croatian speaking countries provide you Dutch and Croatian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union) regulates Dutch language.Croatian is regulated by Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics. Also get to learn, Dutch and Croatian Language History.
Dutch and Croatian Continents
Thinking about Dutch and Croatian continents in which Dutch and Croatian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Dutch and Croatian. Most of the Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. While Croatian speaking countries lie in Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Dutch and Croatian languages:
Dutch 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.
Croatian Interesting Facts:
- In croatian language, everywhere there are words without vowels.
- Though croatian language was born in 9th century, the first written document in croatian was in 11th century.
The Dutch language was derived from Not Available and is similar to German and English Languages whereas Dutch language is similar to Serbain and Bosnian and derived from Church Slavonic.