Dutch
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A language of Netherlands
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Hollands, Nederlands
Population
15,700,000 in Netherlands (European Commission 2012). Total users in all countries: 22,040,690.
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Language Status
1 (National). De facto national language.
Dialects
Northern North Hollandish (Westfries). Belgian variety of Dutch (not Vlaams [vls]) only slightly different from that of the Netherlands.
Typology
SVO (SOV in subordinate clauses); prepositions; noun head final; gender (common/neuter); definite and indefinite articles; passives (middle, active, passive); tense and aspect; comparatives; 21 consonants, 13 vowels, 3 diphthongs; non-tonal; stress on first syllable.
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Language Development
Fully developed. Bible: 1522–2004.
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