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NETHERLANDS

Languages of Netherlands

Kingdom of the Netherlands, der Nederlanden of Koninkrijk. National or official languages: Dutch, Frisio of the west, Drents, Gronings, Westerwolds. The number of the languages that at the moment are spoken in Holland it is of 16:

ACHTERHOEKS

DRENTS

DUTCH

13,400,000 in the Netherlands (1976 WA).

FRISIAN, WESTERN

700,000 in the Netherlands, including 400,000 in Friesland, 300,000 elsewhere (1976 Stephens).

GRONINGS

ROMANY, SINTE

500 to 1,000 Manouche in the Netherlands. Dialects: MANOUCHE. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Northern.

ROMANY, VLAX

1,000 in the Netherlands including 500 Kalderash, 500 Lovari. Dialects: KALDERASH, LOVARI. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Vlax.

SALLANDS

STELLINGWERFS

TWENTS

VEENKOLONIAALS

VELUWS, EAST

VELUWS, NORTH

VLAAMS

222,000, or 60% of the 370,000 inhabitants of Zeeland in the Netherlands (1998 U. of Ghent).

WESTERWOLDS

- Linguistic information taken of "Ethnologue" Romany associations

ACHTERHOEKS
DRENTS
DUTCH	13,400,000 in the Netherlands (1976 WA).
FRISIAN, WESTERN	700,000 in the Netherlands, including 400,000 in Friesland, 300,000 elsewhere (1976 Stephens).
GRONINGS
ROMANY, SINTE	500 to 1,000 Manouche in the Netherlands. Dialects: MANOUCHE. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Northern.
ROMANY, VLAX	1,000 in the Netherlands including 500 Kalderash, 500 Lovari. Dialects: KALDERASH, LOVARI. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Central zone, Romani, Vlax.
SALLANDS
STELLINGWERFS
TWENTS
VEENKOLONIAALS
VELUWS, EAST
VELUWS, NORTH
VLAAMS	222,000, or 60% of the 370,000 inhabitants of Zeeland in the Netherlands (1998 U. of Ghent).
WESTERWOLDS