Dutch

Name
Pronunciation: [dʌtʃ]

The name Dutch was apparently borrowed from Dutch Duits, which now means 'German', but a few centuries ago was still used as autonym for Dutch as well. [Reference needed]

An alternative name is
 * Netherlandic

Location
Dutch is spoken in the Netherlands, Belgium, as well as in the Netherlands Antilles and in Suriname.

Speakers
The number of speakers is estimated at 21,400,000 (2007).

Dialects
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Classification

 * Indo-European
 * Germanic
 * West Germanic
 * Low-Saxon

Links

 * Dutch in Wikipedia (English article)
 * Official website of ANS

Works on the language

 * Haeseryn, W. & K. Romijn, G. Geerts, J. de Rooij & M.C. van den Toorn (eds.). 1997. Algemene Nederlandse spraakkunst (ANS). 2nd edition. Groningen: Martinus Nijhoff.