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How different is Flemish from French?
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 is the Flanders region?
Flanders, Flemish Vlaanderen, formally Flemish Region, Flemish Vlaamse Gewest, region that constitutes the northern half of Belgium.
What type of language is Flemish?
Indo-European languages
Germanic languages
Flemish/Language family
What is Flemish region in Belgium?
It occupies the northern part of Belgium and covers an area of 13,625 km2 (5,261 sq mi) (44.4\% of Belgium). It is one of the most densely populated regions of Europe with around 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)….Flemish Region.
| Flemish Region Vlaams Gewest (Dutch) Région flamande (French) Flämische Region (German) | |
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| Website | Flanders.be |
What do you call a Flemish person?
Fleming and Walloon, members of the two predominant cultural and linguistic groups of modern Belgium. The Flemings, who constitute more than half of the Belgian population, speak Dutch (sometimes called Netherlandic), or Belgian Dutch (also called Flemish by English-speakers), and live mainly in the north and west.
What is the difference between a Flemish Belgian and a Belgian?
, Born, raised and still a Flemish Belgian. All Flemish are Belgians but not all Belgians are Flemish. Flanders is a part of Belgium, it’s the northern part of the country and contains the capital of Belgium, Brussels. Brussels, however, isn’t part of Flanders, but (some of) its inhabitants are.
How many provinces are in the Flemish Region?
The Flemish Region comprises five provinces, each consisting of administrative arrondissements that, in turn, contain municipalities (in total 300 municipalities in Flanders).
What is the seat of the Flemish Parliament?
The seat of the Flemish parliament is located in Brussels, which is an enclave within – but not part of – the Flemish region, being specified that the Brussels-Capital Region is established as an administrative region of Belgium in its own right.
Is Brussels part of Flanders or Belgium?
Flanders is a part of Belgium, it’s the northern part of the country and contains the capital of Belgium, Brussels. Brussels, however, isn’t part of Flanders, but (some of) its inhabitants are. These can also be called Flemish.