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Hindi is a language that starts with the letter "h." It is an official language of India.
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Afrikaans has been developed over the years with a Dutch vocabulary. It is classified as Low Franconian Germanic. The original Dutch settlers in South Africa, spoke a colloquial form of the Dutch, often referred to as "kitchen Dutch".
This dialect including words and phrases from other South African languages and Malay.The following has been adapted from Wikipedia on the history of Afrikaans:Afrikaans developed among the Dutch speaking Protestant settlers, and the indentured or slave workforce of the Cape area in southwestern South Africa that was established by the Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie - VOC, Afrikaans: Verenigde Oos-Indiese Kompanjie) between 1652 and 1705.
A relative majority of these first settlers were from the United Provinces (now Netherlands), though there were also many from Germany, a considerable number from France, and some from Norway, Portugal, Scotland, and various other countries. The indentured workers and slaves were Asians, Malays, Malagasy in addition to the indigenous Khoi and Bushmen.
The Afrikaans School has long seen Afrikaans as a natural development from the South-Hollandic Dutch dialect. Because of the absence of historical indication of the development of the dialect (language), some have implied Afrikaans to be a creolization of conceptual Dutch. However, this theory is rather implausible since it implies that a language systematically developed out of a vocabulary.
Furthermore, this theory would fail to explain the systematic process of simplification from dialectical 17th century Dutch to Afrikaans, its geographically widespread and cohesive nature and also the persistent structural similarities between Afrikaans and other regional Franconian dialects including West Flemish and Zeelandic. This indicates rather a linear, though isolated linguistic path.Afrikaans also remains akin to other West-Germanic languages (except English) in that it remains a V2 language which features verb final structures in subordinate clauses, just like Dutch and German.
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There are dozens of Germanic Languages. Here is a partial list:
Afrikaans
Alemannic German
Alsatian
Anglo-Frisian
Austro-Bavarian German
Bornholmsk
Brabantine
Brandenburgisch
Central Scots
Cimbrian
Danish
Early Modern English
Early Scots
East Central German
East Dutch
East Flemish
East Franconian German
East Frisian Low Saxon
East Jutlandic
East Low German
East Pomeranian
Eastphalian
Faroese
Frisian
Götish
Gøtudanskt (Faroese Street Danish)
Gutnish
Hessian
High Alemannic German
High Franconian
High Prussian
Highest Alemannic German
Hollandic
Hutterite German aka "Tirolean"
Icelandic
Insular Scots
Jutlandic/Jutish
Lausitzisch-Neumärkisch
Limburgian
Low Alemannic German
Low Prussian
Low Saxon
Lowland Scots
Luxemburgish
Main-Franconian
Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch
Mid Northern (North East Scots or the Doric)
Middle Dutch
Middle English
Middle Pomeranian
Middle Scots
Mócheno
Modern Dutch
Modern English
Modern Scots
Moselle Franconian
Norn
Norrlandic
North East Central
North Jutlandic
North Northern
Northern Low Saxon
Northern Scots
Norwegian
Old Dutch
Old English
Old Frankish
Old Frisian
Old High German
Old Norse
Old Saxon
Orcadian
Palatine
Pennsylvania German (also called Amish)
Plautdietsch
Proto-Norse
Rhine Franconian
Ripuarian Franconian
Scanian
Shetlandic
Silesian German
South East Central
South Franconian German
South Jutlandic
South Northern
South West Central
Southern Scots
Swabian German, including Stuttgart
Swedish
Thuringian
Ulster Scots
Upper German
Upper Saxon German
West Central
West Central German
West Flemish
West Jutlandic
West Low German
West Scandinavian
Westphalian
Wymysorys
Yiddish
Yola
Zeelandic
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The national language of the Netherlands is Dutch or Netherlandish (Nederlands) but in the North there is a regional language, West Frisian, which is more closely related to English, being one of the Ingvaeonic languages, along with East Frisian, North Frisian and Mecklenburgische.
Dutch being the main language, English as a 2nd, the Dutch people are extremely versatile, many will also speak German and French
The official language of the special municipality Bonaire is Papiamento.
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Most Dutch people speak multiple languages. About 90% of the population speaks English, 71% German, 29% French and 5% Spanish. But there are more languages are spoken in the Netherlands. There are various dialects and large groups of immigrants who speak their own languages as well.
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The Dutch speak Dutch, although there are many dialects, of which most sound more or less the same as 'regular' Dutch and have the same (overall) grammatical structures. Depending on the region these dialects sound 'German' (in the east) or 'Flemish' (in the south) to an outsider.
The 'real' Dutch language is thought of as originally being an Hollandic dialect (South and North Holland being the most west situated provinces of the Netherlands).
In the province of Friesland, in the northern part of the Netherlands, people speak (West) Frisian. This is also a Germanic language (as is Dutch itself), although it differs significantly from 'regular' Dutch. Most Dutch people can't fully understand this language without additional training
If that is not what you meant: high-school children are being taught German, English, French (and Greek/Latin (classical languages) when in grammar school) and Dutch (and Frisian in Friesland). In some schools, children can also choose from Spanish, Turkish, Arabic and I think even Chinese.
Depending on the level of education, these courses can range from 2 to 6 years.
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In terms of native languages, yes. The Frisian language, which is the closest relative of English, is spoken in the northwestern corner of the Netherlands. Frisian is spoken by about 2% of the population.
In terms of foreign languages, again yes. Actually the Dutch are very good at learning foreign languages. Almost all the Dutch (90%) can speak English, about half of them can speak German and a third can speak French.
The most commonly spoken language in the Netherlands is Dutch.
The official 'national' language of the Netherlands is Dutch, but many other languages are also spoken.
In some regions of the Netherlands, Frisian is also an official language
Over 90% of the population use Dutch as their first language.
Other native languages include
... but these languages are more localised and confined to specific geographic areas.
The majority of Dutch people also speak English as a second language. German, French and Spanish are also spoken as second languages.
About 5% of the population speak languages such as Arabic, Turkish or Berber, being immigrants from countries that speak these languages.
For more information see Sources and Related linksbelow.
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Dutch.
Dutch (Nederlands) and Frisian (Fries) are official.
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Dutch (Nederlands in Dutch).
The official language of the Netherlands is Dutch.
Dutch and Frisian are the 2 official languages.
The most commonly spoken language in the Netherlands is Dutch.
In The Netherlands (Nederland), the primary language is Dutch (in Dutch: Nederlands). In every school, children will also be taught English.
People in Holland speak Dutch. they also have English as a 2nd language, many Dutch people also speak French and German. there are about 5 dialects spoken, especially in the north and the south.
Dutch ('Nederlands') and Frisian ('Fries') are the 2 official languages.
Dutch and Frisian are official, but most of the people speak at least English or German (or even French).
The co-official language of the Netherlands is Frisian.
Dutch.
Holland and the rest of the Netherlands speak Dutch but most people speak additional languages such as English, German, and French.
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The main and original language spoken in Holland is Dutch
It's Dutch, or 'Nederlands'.
All though South Africa has its own language, you can here the Dutch influence very clearly.
In Friesland, a region in the Netherlands, they speak Fries. Which is just like they speak a different language/dialect in Wales.
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Dutch is the most prominent language in Holland.
Frisian is also official.
The people of the Netherlands (Holland) speak Dutch. When I went there recently most people seemed to speak English, too.
Frisian is the only other official language, and the Netherlands recognize several dialects of Low Saxon as languages (Limburgish and Tweants). English and German are widely spoken as second languages.
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