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Vlaams

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A language of Belgium

ISO 639-3
vls
Alternate Names
West Vlaams
Population

1,070,000 in Belgium (1998 University of Ghent). Population total all countries: 1,204,000.

Location

West Vlaanderen. Also in France, Netherlands, United States.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Franconian
Dialects

Considered a variant of Dutch [nld]. Similar to German [deu], English [eng], and Frisian.

Typology

SOV

Language Use

All ages. Also use French [fra] or English [eng].

Language Development
Magazines. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1980–2003.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Vlaams
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Christian.

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