Countries
Estonia, European Union
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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National Language
Estonia, Gambia
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Denmark, Russia, Sweden
France, Germany, Indonesia
Regulated By
Institute of the Estonian Language
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
Interesting Facts
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
- 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.
Similar To
Finnish
German and English Languages
Derived From
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Dialect 1
Keskmurre
Gronings
Where They Speak
Gabon, Northeastern coast of Estonia
Netherlands
How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00590,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Tartu
Low Saxon
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Estonia
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
How Many People Speak
1,300,000.004,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Idamurre
Limburgian
Where They Speak
France, Northwestern shore of Lake Peipsi.
Belgium, Netherlands
How Many People Speak
1,300,000.001,300,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
87
0
188
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