Knowledge of foreign languages in the Netherlands, in percent of the population over 15, 2006. Data taken from an EU survey.[7]
Knowledge of the German language in the Netherlands, 2005. According to the Eurobarometer: 70% of the respondents indicated that they know German well enough to have a conversation. Of these 12% (per cent, not percentage points) reported a very good knowledge of the language whereas 22% had a good knowledge and 43% basic German skills.
There are also some recognised provincial languages and regional dialects.
English is an official language in the special municipalities of Saba and Sint Eustatius (BES Islands), as well as the autonomous states of Curaçao and Sint Maarten. It is widely spoken on Saba and Sint Eustatius. On Saba and St. Eustatius, the majority of the education is in English only, with some bilingual English-Dutch schools. 90-93% of the Dutch people can also speak English as a foreign language. (see also: English language in the Netherlands)
Papiamento is an official language in the special municipality of Bonaire. It is also the native language in the autonomous states of Curaçao and Aruba.
Another Low Franconian dialect is Limburgish, which is spoken in the south-eastern province of Limburg. Limburgish is spoken by 825,000 speakers. Though there are movements to have Limburgish recognised as an official language (meeting with varying amounts of success, having previously been recognised as a regional language) Limburgish consists of many differing dialects that share some common aspects, but are quite different.[9]
The Netherlands also has its separate Dutch Sign Language, called Nederlandse Gebarentaal (NGT). It has 17,500 users, and in 2021 received the status of recognised language.[10]
Minority languages, regional languages and dialects in the Benelux
West Frisian
West Frisian is an official language in the Dutch province of Friesland (Fryslân in West Frisian). The government of the Frisian province is bilingual. Since 1996 West Frisian has been recognised as an official minority language in the Netherlands under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, although it had been recognised by the Dutch government as the second state language (tweede rijkstaal), with official status in Friesland, since the 1950s.
The mutual intelligibility in reading between Dutch and Frisian is limited. A cloze test in 2005 revealed native Dutch speakers understood 31.9% of a West Frisian newspaper, 66.4% of an Afrikaans newspaper and 97.1% of a Dutch newspaper.[12]
Note that Ripuarian is not recognised as a regional language of the Netherlands.
Dialects fully outside the Netherlands
Luxembourgish is divided into Moselle Luxembourgish, West Luxembourgish, East Luxembourgish, North Luxembourgish and City Luxembourgish.[citation needed] The Oïl dialects in the Benelux are Walloon (divided into West Walloon, Central Walloon, East Walloon and South Walloon), Lorrain (including Gaumais), Champenois and Picard (including Tournaisis).
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Notations
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The official language of the Netherlands is Dutch spoken by almost all people in the Netherlands Dutch is also spoken and official in Aruba Bonaire Belgium Curacao Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten and Suriname It is a West Germanic Low Franconian language that originated in the Early Middle Ages c 470 and was standardised in the 16th century Languages of NetherlandsOfficialDutch gt 98 RegionalFrisian 2 50 1 English BES Islands 2 Papiamento Bonaire 2 3 Dutch Low Saxon 10 9 4 Limburgish 4 50 MinoritySwedish Danish 5 ImmigrantIndonesian 17 Turkish 30 Finnish 4 Norwegian 10 See further Immigration to the NetherlandsForeignEnglish 90 93 excluding the BES Islands German 71 French 29 Portuguese 5 6 SignedDutch Sign LanguageKeyboard layoutUS international QWERTYKnowledge of foreign languages in the Netherlands in percent of the population over 15 2006 Data taken from an EU survey 7 Knowledge of the German language in the Netherlands 2005 According to the Eurobarometer 70 of the respondents indicated that they know German well enough to have a conversation Of these 12 per cent not percentage points reported a very good knowledge of the language whereas 22 had a good knowledge and 43 basic German skills There are also some recognised provincial languages and regional dialects West Frisian is a co official language in the province of Friesland West Frisian is spoken by 453 000 speakers 8 English is an official language in the special municipalities of Saba and Sint Eustatius BES Islands as well as the autonomous states of Curacao and Sint Maarten It is widely spoken on Saba and Sint Eustatius On Saba and St Eustatius the majority of the education is in English only with some bilingual English Dutch schools 90 93 of the Dutch people can also speak English as a foreign language see also English language in the Netherlands Papiamento is an official language in the special municipality of Bonaire It is also the native language in the autonomous states of Curacao and Aruba Several dialects of Dutch Low Saxon are spoken in much of the north east of the country and are recognised as regional languages according to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages Low Saxon is spoken by 1 798 000 speakers 4 Another Low Franconian dialect is Limburgish which is spoken in the south eastern province of Limburg Limburgish is spoken by 825 000 speakers Though there are movements to have Limburgish recognised as an official language meeting with varying amounts of success having previously been recognised as a regional language Limburgish consists of many differing dialects that share some common aspects but are quite different 9 However both Low Saxon and Limburgish spread across the Dutch German border and belong to a common Dutch German dialect continuum The Netherlands also has its separate Dutch Sign Language called Nederlandse Gebarentaal NGT It has 17 500 users and in 2021 received the status of recognised language 10 Between 90 7 and 93 11 of the total population are able to converse in English 71 in German 29 in French and 5 in Spanish Contents 1 Minority languages regional languages and dialects in the Benelux 1 1 West Frisian 1 2 Low Saxon 1 3 Low Franconian 1 4 Central Franconian 1 5 Dialects fully outside the Netherlands 2 Planned languages 3 References 3 1 Footnotes 3 2 NotationsMinority languages regional languages and dialects in the Benelux EditWest Frisian Edit West Frisian is an official language in the Dutch province of Friesland Fryslan in West Frisian The government of the Frisian province is bilingual Since 1996 West Frisian has been recognised as an official minority language in the Netherlands under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages although it had been recognised by the Dutch government as the second state language tweede rijkstaal with official status in Friesland since the 1950s The mutual intelligibility in reading between Dutch and Frisian is limited A cloze test in 2005 revealed native Dutch speakers understood 31 9 of a West Frisian newspaper 66 4 of an Afrikaans newspaper and 97 1 of a Dutch newspaper 12 Westlauwers Frisian Wood Frisian Clay Frisian Noordhoeks Zuidwesthoeks Hindeloopers Westers Aasters SchiermonnikoogsLow Saxon Edit Northern Low Saxon Gronings East Frisian Kollumerpompsters Hoogelandsters Oldambtsters Westerwolds Veenkoloniaals Stadsgronings Noordenvelds Noord Drents Westphalian Westerkwartiers Midden Drents Zuid Drents Stellingwerfs Guelderish Overijssels Urkish Sallands Achterhoeks Twents Oost Twents Vriezenveens this is actually a separate dialect because of West Frisian influences Twents Graafschaps Veluws Oost Veluws West Veluws Minority languages regional languages and dialects in the Benelux countries Low Franconian Edit Frisian mixed dialects Stadsfries Midlands Amelands Bildts Central Dutch West Frisian Mainland West Frisian Insular West Frisian Hollandic Kennemerlandic Zaans Waterlandic Amsterdams Strand Hollands Haags Rotterdams Utrechts Alblasserwaards Westhoeks South Guelderish Rivierenlands Liemers Nijmeegs Central north Brabantian Zeelandic West Flemish including French Flemish Zeelandic Burger Zeeuws Coastal West Flemish Continental West Flemish East Flemish The Rhinelandic dialect continuum Low Franconian Dutch and Limburgish 1 Brabantian South Guelderish East Bergish 2 Limburgish incl most of Bergish West Central German Central and Rhine Franconian 3 Ripuarian incl South Bergish 4 5 Moselle Franconian incl Luxembourgish 6 Rhine Franconian Kleverlands North Limburgian Brabantian Northwest Brabantian East Brabantian Kempen Brabantian South Brabantian Limburgish West Limburgish Central Limburgish Southeast Limburgish Low DietschCentral Franconian Edit Ripuarian Kerkrade dialect 13 Vaals dialect 14 Note that Ripuarian is not recognised as a regional language of the Netherlands Dialects fully outside the Netherlands Edit Luxembourgish is divided into Moselle Luxembourgish West Luxembourgish East Luxembourgish North Luxembourgish and City Luxembourgish citation needed The Oil dialects in the Benelux are Walloon divided into West Walloon Central Walloon East Walloon and South Walloon Lorrain including Gaumais Champenois and Picard including Tournaisis Planned languages EditThe central office of the Universal Esperanto Association is in Rotterdam References EditFootnotes Edit Regeling Instellingsbesluit Consultatief Orgaan Fries 2010 BWBR0027230 wetten overheid nl Retrieved 23 August 2017 a b wetten nl Regeling Invoeringswet openbare lichamen Bonaire Sint Eustatius en Saba BWBR0028063 Wetten overheid nl Retrieved 23 August 2017 Regeling Wet openbare lichamen Bonaire Sint Eustatius en Saba BWBR0028142 Wetten overheid nl Retrieved 23 August 2017 a b Taal in Nederland Nedersaksisch taal phileon nl Retrieved 23 August 2017 Minority languages in the Netherlands Do you speak Lower Saxon EUROPEANS AND THEIR LANGUAGES PDF 6 January 2016 Archived from the original on 6 January 2016 Retrieved 23 August 2017 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link a b EUROPEANS AND THEIR LANGUAGES PDF Ec europa eu Retrieved 2017 08 23 Taal in Nederland Fries taal phileon nl Retrieved 23 August 2017 Taal in Nederland Limburgs taal phileon nl Retrieved 23 August 2017 Rapport Meer dan een gebaar en actualisatie 1997 2001 English in the Netherlands Functions forms and attitudes p 316 and onwards PDF Alisonedwardsdotcom files wordpress com Archived from the original PDF on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 23 August 2017 Bezooijen Renee van Gooskens Charlotte 2005 How easy is it for speakers of Dutch to understand Frisian and Afrikaans and why PDF Linguistics in the Netherlands 22 18 21 22 Gemeente Kerkrade Kirchroadsj Plat www kerkrade nl Archived from the original on 21 February 2015 Retrieved 23 August 2017 Cittaslow Vaals verrassend veelzijdig veelkleurig Retrieved 9 September 2015 The PDF file can be accessed at the bottom of the page The relevant citation is on the page 13 De enige taal waarin Vaals echt te beschrijven en te bezingen valt is natuurlijk het Volser dialect Dit dialect valt onder het zogenaamde Ripuarisch Notations Edit Taal in Nederland Fries taal phileon nl Retrieved 23 August 2017 Taal in Nederland Nedersaksisch taal phileon nl Retrieved 23 August 2017 Taal in Nederland Limburgs taal phileon nl Retrieved 23 August 2017 Ginsburgh Victor Ignacio Ortuno Ortin Shlomo Weber February 2005 Why Do People Learn Foreign Languages PDF Universite libre de Bruxelles Archived from the original PDF on 2007 10 25 Retrieved 2007 10 10 specifically see Table 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Languages of the Netherlands amp oldid 1141159949, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
