Dutch language
Spoken language
Dutch is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives English and German. Wikipedia
Region: Europe, South America, and Americas
Language families: West Germanic languages, Germanic languages, Indo-European languages, and more
Branches: West Germanic branch
Dialects: Central; Flemish; Stadsfries; West Frisian Dutch
Early forms: Frankish: Old Dutch > Middle Dutch
ISO 639-3: Dutch/Flemish
Writing system: Latin (Dutch alphabet); Dutch Braille