Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
European Union, Latvia
Total No. Of Countries
62
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National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Latvia
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
Latvian State Language Center
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.
- The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
Similar To
German and English Languages
Lithuanian Language
Derived From
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