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DUTCH LANGUAGE FACTS:
NATIVE: Nederlands
NATIVE SPEAKERS: Approximately 23 million
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IN: Aruba, Belgium, Benelux, Curaçao, Netherlands, Suriname, Sint Maarten and the European Union
WRITING SYSTEMS: Latin Script (Dutch alphabet)
REGULATED BY: Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
Language
Dutch is a West Germanic language that is spoken throughout the European Union. Dutch is considered the closest relative to English. According to a European Union study, 90% and 93% of the Dutch population claims to be able to converse in English.
Economic Significance
Despite the prevalence of English proficiency among the Dutch, document and media translation is still necessary in some applications.
History
Dutch descended from Old Frankish dialects and evolved over a span of fifteen centuries.
Dialects
Hollandic, West Flemish