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Is dutch an official language of the EU?
The Netherlands Belgium Suriname Aruba Netherlands Antilles Afrikaans is an official language of South-African language and it is closely related to Dutch. Many older people speak Dutch in Indonesia, but it has no recognized status there.
When did the dutch colonized Indonesia?
the Portuguese discovered Indonesia in 1512, no the dutch. Indonesia was colonized by the dutch in 1603 to 1942. Indonesia was colonized by the dutch for about 300 years!
Where is the country of Dutch?
Dutch is a West Germanic language with about 20 million speakers mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium. There are small Dutch-speaking communities in northern France around Dunkerque and Dutch is also spoken in Aruba, the Netherlands Antilles, Suriname and in Indonesia. Dutch is a language, not a country.
What year did Indonesia become a decolonized country?
1949, it used to be a Dutch Colony.
What Asian countries speak Flemish?
None. But Indonesia has a large population that speaks Dutch as a second language (which is a dialect of Flemish).
What was Indonesia a former colony of?
dutch..he was from belgium
What form of Malay do Indonesians speak?
Indonesians speak Bahasa Indonesia. This is Indonesia's national standard form of the Malay language. Virtually same language, but the differences differenciate Indonesian from the standard Malay language spoken in Malaysia and Singapore. From what I've seen, Indonesian has a lot of Dutch cognates; even though Indonesians and Malaysians kind of loathed their Dutch and British conquerers. Brunien and Indonesian are both different forms of the Malay language. The ethnic Malays from Indonesia are bilinguals, they speak both the standard Malay (Melayu) and Indonesian.
What is the old name for Indonesia?
Indonesia was colonised by the Dutch who called it either the Netherlands East Indies or the Malay Archipelago. By 1900 the name Indonesia became commonly used outside of the Netherlands.
What nation fought against the Dutch to gain its independence.?
Indonesia
What is the language for zalig kerstfeest?
It is Dutch, the language spoken in The Netherlands. A dialect of Dutch is also used in the northern (Flemish) part of Belgium.
Where did the Dutch explore?
The Dutch Explored Africa, Indonesia, and near Japan.
What was Indonesia's name when they were ruled by the Netherlands?
Indonesia was named 'Nederlands Indië' when they were ruled by the Dutch. 'Nederlands Indië' is in English 'Dutch India'.
