Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Haiti
Total No. Of Countries
61
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National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Haiti
Second Language
South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Central America, North America
Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia
Cuba
Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
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 the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
- In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".
Similar To
German and English Languages
French Language
Derived From
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