In what countries is Dutch spoken?

Answer 1

The Netherlands, Suriname, Aruba, Belgium, and a Dialect of Dutch called Afrikaans is spoken in South Africa and Namibia.

Answer 2

Dutch is spoken by practically all inhabitants of the Netherlands and Flanders, the northern half of Belgium. It is also spoken in the bilingual region of Brussels, together with French and other languages. In the northernmost part of France, the Dunkirk arrondissement in the Nord département, Dutch is still spoken as a minority language, often referred to by the dialect name Vlaams (Flemish). On the Caribbean islands of Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles, Dutch is used but less so than Papiamento (Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire) and English (Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius, Saba). Dutch is spoken as a mother tongue by about 60% of the population in Suriname, most of them being bilingual with Sranan Tongo and other ethnic languages (2005, Nederlandse Taalunie: [1], in Dutch). There are also some speakers of Dutch in Indonesia and in countries with a lot of Dutch migrants, such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. In South Africa and Namibia a language related to Dutch, called Afrikaans is spoken.

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Official status
Dutch is an official language of the Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname, Aruba, and the Netherlands Antilles. The Dutch, Flemish and Surinamese governments coordinate their language activities in the Nederlandse Taalunie ('Dutch Language Union'). Dutch was an official language in South Africa up until 1961, having fallen into disuse since Afrikaans became an official language in 1925. Of the inhabitants of New Zealand, 0.7% say their home language is Dutch (see article on New Zealand). The number of people coming from the Netherlands, though, is considerably higher but from the second generation on most people changed their language in favour of English.

I can vouch for Canada as we have a high Dutch population in the Greater Toronto area with a newspaper in Dutch. Even have a Dutch Nursing Home in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.

Answer 3

the land of the dikes only right? not portugal they speak portuguese and yep just in holland i think. i am a descendant of the house of orange by the way but i am not a dike nor do i wear wooden shoes. i do drink dutch beer if it is available and i would like to go to amsterdam and those dutch painters back during the well back when they are known for good painting well they were intensely serious about detail and perfection. serious about getting that subject captured all the way. whew.

Answer 4

Holland

Answer 5

Holland

Answer 6

Holland, also known as The Netherlands.

Answer 7

Netherlands and it's bordering countries