Are Flemish and Dutch people the same?

Are Flemish and Dutch people the same?

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.

Are people from Flanders Dutch?

Flemish people might also indiscriminately identify as Dutch, due to their close association, shared history, language and cultural heritage. listen)) are a Germanic ethnic group native to Flanders, Belgium, who speak Flemish Dutch.

Is Flanders North or South?

Now, Flanders extends over the northern part of Belgium, including not the Dutch-speaking Belgian parts of the medieval Duchy of Brabant, which was united with Flanders since the Middle Ages, but also Belgian Limburg, which corresponds closely to the medieval County of Loon, which was never under Burgundian control.

Is Flemish like German?

It is, therefore, a Germanic language, like German but “low German” not mutually intelligible with Hochdeutsch, mostly fully intelligible with Dutch from the Netherlands (the differences are approximately those of London and New York English, with all the attendant variety that implies).

What language do they speak in Flanders?

Dutch
The official language of the Flemish Region is Dutch, while the institutions in the Walloon Region (minus the German-speaking Community) speak French. Map showing the language borders in Belgium today, declared in 1962. Green denotes the Flemish region and the Dutch-speaking area.

Where exactly is Flanders?

Flanders, Flemish Vlaanderen, formally Flemish Region, Flemish Vlaamse Gewest, region that constitutes the northern half of Belgium.

Are Danish and Dutch similar?

While Germanic in origin, Danish is considered a Scandinavian style. When it comes to pronunciation, Dutch is almost similar to Danish. However, the Dutch language shares a lot more in common with the German language when it comes to syntax, sentence structure, verb usage, and grammar.