Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Benin, Nigeria
Total No. Of Countries
62
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National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Nigeria
Second Language
South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Africa
Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
Yoruba Academy
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.
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
German and English Languages
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
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