How does Flemish differ from Dutch?

How does Flemish differ from Dutch?

Pronunciation is one of the most noticeable difference between these two languages. The Dutch language spoken in the Netherlands has more of an English influence, whilst the language in the Flander region, the Flemish speaking region of Belgium, has a stronger French manifestation.

What does Flemish refer to?

listen)) are a Germanic ethnic group native to Flanders, Belgium, who speak Flemish Dutch. “Flemish” was historically a geographical term, as all inhabitants of the medieval County of Flanders in modern-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands were referred to as “Flemings”, irrespective of their ethnicity or language.

Do they speak Flemish in the Netherlands?

What is the Dutch language? The Dutch language is a West Germanic language that is the national language of the Netherlands and, with French and German, one of the three official languages of Belgium. Dutch is also called Netherlandic or Dutch Nederlands; in Belgium it is called Flemish or Flemish Vlaams.

Can Flemish understand Afrikaans?

Originally Answered: Can Dutch and Flemish people understand Afrikaans? It is possible but certain words and expressions are different or have a different meaning. I had some colleagues from South Africa and we were able to understand each other when he spoke South African and I spoke Dutch.

Are Flemish and Dutch mutually intelligible?

Are Flemish and Dutch separate languages/mutually intelligible? Flemish and Dutch are not separate languages. Flemish people and Dutch people can understand each other perfectly. They’re just two variants of the same language, each subdivided in other variants, regiolects and dialects.

Does Dutch and Flemish sound the same?

The most obvious difference when talking with or listening to speakers of Dutch and Flemish is the pronunciation. Even to the untrained ear, the two dialects sound very different. While Flemish tends towards French pronunciations, Dutch in the Netherlands has more of an English feel.

What does Flemish mean in Belgium?

Flemish is what they call Dutch in Belgium. 🙂 It’s just a Dutch dialect. Dutch an official language taught in school, but what people speak in everyday life is a dialect (Flemish), there are in fact several variations of Flemish. Most of those dialects are also spoken in various regions of the Netherlands as well.

What is the official language of Flanders?

In theory, there is none. There is no such thing as the Flemish language or dialect, and there is no one overall dialect spoken in Belgium, or the Netherlands. Like German, Dutch is a dialect-continuum. Generic Dutch (Algemeen Nederlands) is the standard language in both the Netherlands and Flanders.

Are there any Flemish dialects in Dutch speaking Belgium?

Of course there are “Flemish” dialects in Dutch speaking Belgium as there are many different dialects (and an official minority language, Frisian in the province of Fryslân) in the Netherlands. But it goes without saying that when people from both countries meet they communicate in standard Dutch (Standaardnederlands).

Do Flemings consider themselves Dutch or Dutch?

Generally, Flemings will seldom identify themselves as being Dutch and vice versa, especially on a national level. This is partly caused by the popular stereotypes in the Netherlands as well as Flanders which are mostly based on the ‘cultural extremes’ of both Northern and Southern culture.