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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Europe > Netherlands > Drents

Drents

A language of Netherlands

ISO 639-3drt

Population  No estimate available.
Region  Northeast, Drenthe Province, near Germany border.
Language map  Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands
Alternate names   Drente
Dialects  North Drente (Noord-Drents), South Drente (Zuid-Drents).
Classification  Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Saxon
Language use  Official language. Also use Dutch [nld].
Language development  Dictionary. Bible portions: 1981.
Comments  Recognized by the government in 1996 (being part of Low Saxonian).