Alternate Names: Hollands, Nederlands
Dialects: Northern North Hollandish (Westfries). Belgian variety of Dutch (not Vlaams ,) only slightly different from that of the Netherlands.
Status Notes: De facto national language.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 15,700,000 in Netherlands (ELDIA 2012). Population total all countries: 21,944,690.
Language Use: Most speakers of other languages are also fluent in Dutch. 13,920,000 also use English [eng]. 4,640,000 also use French [fra]. 11,200,000 also use Standard German [deu].
Language Development: Fully developed. Bible: 1522–2004.
Typology: No dominant word order.
Spoken In: Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname
Writing System: Braille, Latin
Nation of Origin: Netherlands