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1 (National)
Flemish
[nld]
1 (National). Statutory national language (1994, Constitution, Articles 2,4,30). 6,000,000 in Belgium (2007 M. Belder).
French
[fra]
1 (National). Statutory national language (1994, Constitution, Articles 2,4,30). 4,000,000 in Belgium (Harris 1987).
2 (Provincial)
German, Standard
[deu]
2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in German-speaking areas (1994, Constitution, Articles 2,4,30). 150,000 in Belgium (Hawkins 1987).
4 (Educational)
Luxembourgeois
[ltz]
4 (Educational). Statutory language of provincial identity in southeastern Wallonia (1990, Valmay Feaux Decree of 14 Dec). 30,000 in Belgium (1998).
5 (Developing)
Flemish Sign Language
[vgt]
5 (Developing). Language of recognized nationality (2006, Parliamentary decree, 15 February). 6,000 (2005 M. Vermeerbergen).
French Belgian Sign Language
[sfb]
5 (Developing). Recognized language (2003, Decree No. 4501 of 22 October, Article 1).
Limburgish
[lim]
5 (Developing). 600,000 in Belgium (2001).
6b (Threatened)
Picard
[pcd]
6b (Threatened). Statutory language of provincial identity in western Hinaut Province (1990, Valmy Feaux Decree of 14 Dec). 200,000 in Belgium (Salminen 2007).
Vlaams
[vls]
6b (Threatened). 1,070,000 in Belgium (1998 University of Ghent). Population total all countries: 1,204,000.
Walloon
[wln]
6b (Threatened). Statutory language of provincial identity in Wallonia (1990, Valmy Feaux Decree of 14 Dec). 600,000 (Salminen 2007), decreasing. Few monolinguals. Active speakers may only be 300,000 (Salminen 2007).
