Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Madagascar
Total No. Of Countries
61
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National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
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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.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
German and English Languages
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Derived From
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