Do dutch people prefer to call their language ''hollands?

What do you called people of Holland?

Dutch or in their own language (the Dutch language) Nederlanders.

What do the people of the Netherlands call themselves?

The people of the Netherlands call themselves: 'Nederlanders' in dutch language. In English we call ourselves: Dutch. Or sometimes we use 'Dutchmen' to refer to dutch people. The word 'Dutch' comes from the word 'Diets' which was how the Netherlands were referred to in ancient times. The English then translated 'Diets' to 'Dutch'. Therefore we are called 'Dutch people'.

How Hollands wish happy birthday?

Do you mean how do the Dutch say it?? If so it is Gelukkige Bithday.

How many people speak Dutch worldwide?

As of 2011, Dutch is a first language for about 23 million people. Another 5 million Speak Dutch as a second language.

What country is Dutch?

Dutch is not a country but a language or nationality. Dutch is the language spoken in the Netherlands, Belgium and some Caribbean islands such as Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. Dutch is also associated with the Dutch nationality, which is linked to people from the Netherlands

What is the black dutch people of hollands ethnic back ground?

Mostly people from Suriname, which is a small South American country (north-east in South America). Suriname is a former Dutch colony, and slaves/hired immigrants were sent to Suriname to work on the plantations.

What are the people from the Netherlands called?

Dutch people or in the language that they speak over there (Dutch) Nederlanders

Which country is known as the Dutch?

The country were Dutch people live is called The Netherlands or in the Dutch language 'Nederland'.

What language do people speak in Amsterdam?

The primary language spoken in Amsterdam is Dutch.

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.

Dutch language for ruled the middle colonies?

The Dutch language in its colonies never became as dominant and generally spoken as for instance the Engish language became in Britain's colonies. It was mostly spoken by the Dutch themselves living there and by the "educated" or ruling local people, either because they had attended Dutch-language schools and universities or because of very frequent contact with the Dutch. Only in Surinam and the formerly Dutch Caribean islands - until very recently or even now part of the Dutch commonwealth - is Dutch still generally understood by the local people. Even there the spoken language is usually the local language.

How does Dutch relate to Dublin?

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