What is Dutch language and how is it spoken?

Answer 1

The Dutch language is a Germanic language mainly spoken in the Netherlands, northern Belgium (Flanders), Suriname and the Dutch Antilles. Small pockets of Dutch speakers also live in Northwestern France (around Calais) and western Germany, around the city of Cleves.

In South Africa, Afrikaans is spoken. Afrikaans is a language which derives from the Dutch spoken by Dutch settlers. The two languages are mutually intelligible, and for that reason are often grouped together by linguists.

Dutch is related to English, Frisian, German and the Scandinavian languages.

Is incorrectly considered to be one of the hardest to learn. (it's actually one of the easiest for English speakers.
Yes, Dutch.

Answer 2

Dutch is an official language of the following 6 countries:

1. the Netherlands
2. Belgium
3. Suriname
4. Aruba
5. Curaçao
6. Saint Maarten

In South Africa, Afrikaans is spoken, which Is largely understood by speakers of European Dutch.

In northern Germany very similar languages are spoken, for example East Frisian, Mecklenburggish and Pomeranian Platt. Westphalian is also similar, as is North Frisian. The dialect of Hamburg is particularly similar to Dutch.
Dutch is the official language of the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and Suriname (sometimes called Surinam Dutch).

In certain areas of Belgium, Flemish is spoken (which is sometimes called Belgian Dutch).

Dutch is also spoken in (mainly because of large groups of Dutch immigrants or for economic reasons):

- USA

- Australia

- Germany (don't confuse Dutch with the German language, in German known as 'Deutsch').

- France

- French-Guiana

- Canada

- New-Zealand

- Indonesia

- South-Africa (don't confuse Dutch with the language 'Afrikaans') .
In Netherlands, Suriname, Belgium.
Dutch is spoken as a native language in: Netherlands, Belgium (Flanders and Burssels), Suriname, Aruba, Netherlands Antilles, French Flanders (France), Lower Rhine (Germany)

There are notable immigrant minorities who speak Dutch in: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, United States

Afrikaans, spoken in South Afrika and Namibia is listed as a separate language.
Suriname and the former Netherlands Antilles islands (the latter are still part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands). Suriname gained full independence in 1975.

In South Africa, Afrikaans is very similar to Dutch, although not entirely identical.
There are a few countries which speak the Dutch language. They include Aruba, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname. There are also locations in the Caribbean that speak this language.
Officially:

Kingdom of The Netherlands:

• The Netherlands
• Aruba
• Curaçao
• Sint Maarten

Belgium:

• Brussels
• Flanders

Suriname

Furthermore people speak it in:

Parts of Wallonia

Germany, Lower Rhine Region (as a dialect)

France, French Flanders (as a dialect)

Indonesia

South-Africa

And immigrants speak it in other parts of the world:

• Australia
• Canada
• French Guiana
• New Zealand
• USA

If you mean in what countries...eh...lemme see...the netherlands, Belgium, Surinam, south Africa (African dutch) and, i think that's pretty much it. Hope this helps ;)
People from Holland (Netherlands) speak Dutch
Parts of South Africa, Suriname, Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao and ofcourse The Netherlands.
The Netherlands, Belgium, Flanders, Indonesia (amongst older people), some communities in South Africa who refuse to recognise Afrikaans, the Congo and Suriname. In northern Germany very similar languages are spoken, for example East Frisian, Mecklenburggish and Pomeranian Platt. Westphalian is also similar, as is North Frisian. The dialect of Hamburg is particularly similar to Dutch.

Dutch is spoken in Aruba, Curacao and in St. Maarten

Answer 3

There is only one "English language" and that's English.

English and Dutch belong to a family of languages known as the Germanic languages. These also include German (obviously!), Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Afrikaans (which is very similar to Dutch).

Dutch is probably the second-closest relative to English. It is sort of part-German and part-English, but sounds closer to German. It also has many features of its own, such as the weird vowel sounds ("ij" and "ui") and guttural consonents. The Frisian language, which is spoken in the northern part of the Netherlands, is the closest relative to English.

Answer 4

Dutch is an Indo-European, West Germanic language, a descendant of several Frankish dialects and some elements of Frisian merging into Low Franconian, known in the language itself as Nederlands. A typical characteristic of this language spoken by 22 million native speakers (mainly in The Netherlands, Belgium (as Flemish/Vlaams) and the former colony of Suriname) and over 5 million speakers that consider it their second language is the guttural fricative [x] (especially in the North of Holland) and its palatalized vowels, making it sound (quoting an English observer) like "Irritated ducks in need of Fisherman's Friend". Another prominent feature is the use of the diminutive suffix -(t)je to make every object as small as the miniatures shown in Madurodam.

Answer 5

A Dutch person is someone with the Dutch nationality, from the Netherlands, or with Dutch ancestors.

Answer 6

The two languages closest to Dutch in sound would be Afrikaans and Flemish.

English and German are the next closest.

Answer 7

Dutch

Answer 8

Yes, Dutch.