Dutch
West Germanic language
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Summary
Dutch is a modern natural language[1]. Dutch draws 25,234 Wikipedia views per month (modern natural language category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Netherlands[3], Belgium[4], Suriname[5], France[6], Germany[7], Aruba[8], Caribbean Netherlands[9], Curaçao[10], Kingdom of the Netherlands[11], Sint Maarten[12]
- Named after: theodisk[13], Low Countries[14]
- Subclass of: Low Franconian[15]
- Writing system: Dutch alphabet[16], Dutch six-dot Braille[17], Dutch eight-dot Braille[18]
- Commons category: Dutch language[19]
- Wikimedia language code: nl[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dutch language[21]
- Commons gallery: Dutch[22]
- Language regulatory body: Dutch Language Union[23]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 23,100,000[24]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27], New International Encyclopedia[28]
- Replaces: Old Low Franconian[29], Middle Dutch[30]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/tags/dutch[31], https://tex.stackexchange.com/tags/dutch[32]
- Native label: Nederlands[33], Hollands[34], Vlaams[35]
- Short name: нидерландский[36], нідерландська[37], нідэрландская[38], холандски[39], niderlandca[40], нидерландӣ[41], ҳоландӣ[42], нидерландаг[43], нідэрляндзкая[44], нидерландски[45]
Why It Matters
Dutch has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Dutch is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Dutch has been cited as an influence by Indonesian[48], a language[49], in Indonesia[50].
FAQs
Who did Dutch influence?
Dutch has been cited as an influence by Indonesian[48].