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Flemish dialects

Flemish (Vlaams ⓘ) is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (Vlaams-Nederlands), Belgian Dutch (Belgisch-Nederlands [ˈbɛlɣis ˈneːdərlɑnts] ⓘ), or Southern Dutch (Zuid-Nederlands). Flemish is native to the region known as Flanders in northern Belgium; it is spoken by Flemings, the dominant…

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Dialects
West Flemish · East Flemish · Brabantian[a] · Limburgish[b]
Ethnicity
Flemings
Glottolog
dutc1256 Dutch
IETF
nl-BE
ISO 639-1
nl for Dutch
ISO 639-2
dut (B) for Dutch nld (T)

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Flemish dialects

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Flemish dialects

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related to Terminology · 22
Flemish dialects → An, Belgian-Dutch, Brabantian, County, Dutch, Dutch Zeelandic Flanders, East Flanders, East Flemish, Flanders, Flemish, French FlandersAn, French Frans-Vlaanderen, In, Limburgish, Nowadays, Some, South-DutchA, These, Tussentaal, West Flanders
Language family · 6
Flemish dialects → DutchFlemish, Flemish, GermanicWest GermanicIstvaeonicLow FranconianDutchFlemish, IstvaeonicLow FranconianDutchFlemish, Low FranconianDutchFlemish, West GermanicIstvaeonicLow FranconianDutchFlemish
Dialects · 4
Flemish dialects → Brabantian[a], East Flemish, Limburgish[b], West Flemish
Ethnicity · 1
Flemish dialects → Flemings
Glottolog · 1
Flemish dialects → dutc1256 Dutch
IETF · 1
Flemish dialects → nl-BE
ISO 639-1 · 1
Flemish dialects → nl for Dutch
ISO 639-2 · 1
Flemish dialects → dut (B) for Dutch nld (T)
ISO 639-3 · 1
Flemish dialects → nld – inclusive code for Dutch Individual codes: vls – West Flemish zea – Zeelandic lim – Limburgish
Native speakers · 1
Flemish dialects → 6.5 million (2016)

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dutch flemish flanders language standard french dialects belgium spoken belgian tussentaal dialect west brabantian belgicisms zeelandic also east netherlands vlaams

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Flemish dialectsDialectsWest Flemish1.00infobox
Flemish dialectsDialectsEast Flemish1.00infobox
Flemish dialectsDialectsBrabantian[a]1.00infobox
Flemish dialectsDialectsLimburgish[b]1.00infobox
Flemish dialectsEthnicityFlemings1.00infobox
Flemish dialectsGlottologdutc1256 Dutch1.00infobox
Flemish dialectsIETFnl-BE1.00infobox
Flemish dialectsISO 639-1nl for Dutch1.00infobox
Flemish dialectsISO 639-2dut (B) for Dutch nld (T)1.00infobox
Flemish dialectsISO 639-3nld – inclusive code for Dutch Individual codes: vls – West Flemish zea – Zeelandic lim – Limburgish1.00infobox
Flemish dialectsLanguage familyGermanicWest GermanicIstvaeonicLow FranconianDutchFlemish1.00infobox
Flemish dialectsLanguage familyWest GermanicIstvaeonicLow FranconianDutchFlemish1.00infobox
Flemish dialectsLanguage familyIstvaeonicLow FranconianDutchFlemish1.00infobox
Flemish dialectsLanguage familyLow FranconianDutchFlemish1.00infobox
Flemish dialectsLanguage familyDutchFlemish1.00infobox
Flemish dialectsLanguage familyFlemish1.00infobox
Flemish dialectsNative speakers6.5 million (2016)1.00infobox
Flemish dialectsNative toBelgium, Netherlands, France1.00infobox
Flemish dialectsRegionFlanders (Belgian, Zeelandic, French)1.00infobox

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