Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Belarus, Poland
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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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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How Many People Speak?
28.00 million9.63 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.32 %0.11 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
22.00 million7.60 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
6.00 million5.89 million
0.01
400
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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]
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]
Ethnicity
Dutch people
Belarusians