Countries
Wales
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
National Language
Wales
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
Argentina, United Kingdom
France, Germany, Indonesia
Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
Interesting Facts
- One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
- 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
English Language
German and English Languages
Derived From
British Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Diolch
dankjewel
How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?
hoe gaat het met je?
Good Night
Nos da
goede Nacht
Good Evening
Noswaith dda
goedenavond
Good Afternoon
P'nawn da
goedemiddag
Good Morning
Bore da
goedemorgen
Please
os gwelwch yn dda
alsjeblieft
Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
sorry
I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di
Ik hou van jou
Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi
pardon
Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh
Gronings
Where They Speak
Argentina
Netherlands
Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg
Low Saxon
Where They Speak
Gwynedd
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg
Limburgian
Where They Speak
Powys
Belgium, Netherlands
Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
Nederlands
Alternative Names
Cymraeg
Hollands, Nederlands
French Name
gallois
néerlandais; flamand
German Name
Kymrisch
Niederländisch
Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
Ethnicity
Welsh people
Dutch people
Origin
9th Century
AD 450-500
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
Standard Forms
Welsh
Standard Dutch
Signed Forms
Welsh Sign Language
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
wels1247
mode1257
Linguasphere
50-ABA
52-ACB-a
Language Type
Historical
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Synthetic
All Welsh 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 Welsh and Dutch dialects. Various dialects of Welsh and Dutch language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Welsh are spoken in different Welsh Speaking Countries whereas Dutch Dialects are spoken in different Dutch speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Welsh vs Dutch Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Welsh dialects include: Patagonian Welsh, Y Wyndodeg. Dutch dialects include: Gronings , Low Saxon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Welsh and Dutch Speaking population
Welsh and Dutch speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Dutch languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Dutch Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 % 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 Welsh and Dutch on Welsh vs Dutch where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Welsh and Dutch Language Codes
Welsh and Dutch language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Welsh and Dutch Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.