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Extinct: no
Family: Indo European
Branch: Germanic - West Germanic
Continent: Europe
Country: Natherlands
 
Region: Also spoken in Aruba, Belgium, France, Germany, Indonesia, Netherlands Antilles, Suriname.
Countries Where Spoken: Netherlands, Aruba, Belgium, France, Netherlands Antilles, Suriname
Countries Where Official: Netherlands
   
Native Speakers: 12,360,338
Speakers Total: 17,370,777
  
Phrasebase members who speak this language at a native level: 839
Phrasebase members who speak this language at a conversational level: 839
Phrasebase members primary language they are trying to learn: 1,729
Phrasebase members secondary language they are trying to learn: 3,729
  
Three Letter Code: NLD
Alternative Names: Nederlands, Hollands
Dialects: Southern Pa'o, Northern Pa'o, Bilichi, Dermuha, Pa'an (moulmein, Inland Pwo Eastern Karen), Kawkareik (eastern Border Pwo Karen), Tavoy (southern Pwo Karen), Mae Ping, Omkoi (hod), Mae Sarieng, Bassein, Tuan Tet, Maubin, Pa'an (moulmein, Inland Pwo Easter, Jadeji., Na (black Lahu, Musser Dam, Northern Lahu, Loheirn), Nyi (red Lahu, Southern Lahu, Musseh Daeng, Luhishi, Luhushi), Shehleh, , Ilammu, Tamsangmu, Rengjongmu., Hua Lisu (flowery Lisu), Pai Lisu (white Lisu), Lu Shi Lisu., Fannai, Mizo, Ngente, Pang (paang), Tlau., Meitei, Loi, Pangal., Gtsang (tsang), Dbus, Mngahris (ngari)., Dolkhali (dolakha), Sindhupalchok Pahri (pahri, Pahari), Totali, Citlang, Kathmandu-pathan-kirtipur, Baktapur, Baglung., Dayao (north Central Yi), Nanhua (south Central Yi), Dian-qian (yunnan-guizhou, Pan County), Dian Dongbei (northeastern Yunnan), Northern Sichuan Yi, Southern Sichuan Yi, Sani, Axi (mile, Ahi), Awu, Axhebo, Dongshan, Xishan, Shijian, Yuanjin, Exin., One Dialect, But Some Variation Around Solenyama. Lexical Similarity 70% With Amba; 56% To 59% With Bila, Kaiku, Bhele, And Komo; 47% With Bwa, Lika, And Bali; 22% With Nyali And Budu., Modern Standard Arabic (modern Literary Arabic), Classical Arabic (koranic Arabic, Quranic Arabic). Preserves The Ancient Grammar., Central Uyghur, Hotan (hetian), Lop (luobu)., None, So Trong, So Slouy, So Phong, Chali (chari, Shari), Kaleu, Melan So, Emvane So, None, Oraon, Kisan, , None, Munster, Connacht, Donegal, Leinster, Ulster., None, East Sutherlandshire., Northern Welsh, Southern Welsh, Patagonian Welsh., Crimean Gothic, Ostrogoth, Visigoth., , None, None, Northern Swedish (norrland), Eastern Swedish (finland Swedish, Estonian Swedish), Svea, Gutniska (gutamal, Gotlandic, Gutnic)., Northern North Hollandish (westfries). The Variety Of Dutch (not Vlaams) Spoken In Belgium Is Only Slightly Different From The Variety Spoken In The Netherlands.,
 
Summary: Official language. Practically all speakers of other languages in the Netherlands are also fluent in Dutch. Radio programs. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1522–1995.

  
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