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Dutch and Slovak


Countries

Countries
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia  
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
6  
9

National Language
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia  
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
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine  
France, Germany, Indonesia  

Regulated By
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic  
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)  

Interesting Facts
  • Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
  • Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written 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
Czech Language  
German and English Languages  

Derived From
Czech-Slovak Language  
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Alphabets

Alphabets in
Slovak-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Dutch-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
46  
26
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15  
12
6  
3

How Many Consonants
38  
27
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Ahoj  
Hallo  

Thank You
Ďakujem vám  
dankjewel  

How Are You?
Ako sa máte?  
hoe gaat het met je?  

Good Night
Dobrú noc  
goede Nacht  

Good Evening
Dobrý večer  
goedenavond  

Good Afternoon
Dobré popoludnie  
goedemiddag  

Good Morning
Dobré ráno  
goedemorgen  

Please
Prosím  
alsjeblieft  

Sorry
Pardón!  
sorry  

Bye
Dovidenia  
vaarwel  

I Love You
Ľúbim Ťa  
Ik hou van jou  

Excuse Me
Prepáčte!  
pardon  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Slovak  
Gronings  

Where They Speak
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin  
Netherlands  

How Many People Speak
5,500,000.00  
99+
590,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Central Slovak  
Low Saxon  

Where They Speak
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec  
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands  

How Many People Speak
5,500,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Western Slovak  
Limburgian  

Where They Speak
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie  
Belgium, Netherlands  

How Many People Speak
5,500,000.00  
37
1,300,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
7  
7

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
5.20 million  
99+
28.00 million  
38

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.32 %  
40

Native Speakers
5.20 million  
99+
22.00 million  
35

Second Language Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
6.00 million  
99+

Native Name
slovenčina  
Nederlands  

Alternative Names
Slovakian, Slovencina  
Hollands, Nederlands  

French Name
slovaque  
néerlandais; flamand  

German Name
Slowakisch  
Niederländisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈsləʊvæk]  
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]  

Ethnicity
Slovaks  
Dutch people  

History

Origin
6th Century  
AD 450-500  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Slavic  
Germanic  

Branch
Western  
Western  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Slavic  
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch  

Standard Forms
Slovak  
Standard Dutch  

Language Position
27  
25
48  
99+

Signed Forms
Slovak Sign Language  
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sk  
nl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
slk  
nld  

ISO 639 2/B
slo  
dut  

ISO 639 3
slk  
nld  

ISO 639 6
slk  
nld  

Glottocode
slov1269  
mode1257  

Linguasphere
53-AAA-db  
52-ACB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Historical  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Synthetic  

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All Slovak and Dutch Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Slovak and Dutch dialects. Various dialects of Slovak and Dutch language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Slovak are spoken in different Slovak Speaking Countries whereas Dutch Dialects are spoken in different Dutch speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Slovak vs Dutch Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Slovak dialects include: Eastern Slovak, Central Slovak. Dutch dialects include: Gronings , Low Saxon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Slovak and Dutch Speaking population

Slovak and Dutch speaking population is one of the factors based on which Slovak and Dutch languages can be compared. The total count of Slovak and Dutch Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Slovak language is 0.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Slovak and Dutch on Slovak vs Dutch where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Slovak and Dutch Language Codes

Slovak and Dutch language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Slovak and Dutch Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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