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Achterhoeks
[act] Gelderland province. Users: 211,000 (Herweijer and Jans 2009). Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Aachterhoeks, Achterhoek, Winterwiek. Autonym: Achterhooks. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Saxon.
Afrikaans
[afr] Users: 14,500 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Franconian.
Akan
[aka] Users: 18,700 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Central, Akan.
Arabic, Algerian Spoken
[arq] Users: 90,300 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Egyptian Spoken
[arz] Users: 16,600 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken
[acm] Users: 41,500 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Moroccan Spoken
[ary] Users: 481,000 in Netherlands, all users. L1 users: 361,000 in Netherlands (2019). L2 users: 120,000. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, North Levantine Spoken
[apc] Users: 3,400 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, Tunisian Spoken
[aeb] Users: 86,100 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Bengali
[ben] Users: 6,000 in Netherlands (2018), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Eastern, Bengali-Assamese.
Chinese, Mandarin
[cmn] Users: 78,900 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Chinese.
Chinese, Wu
[wuu] Users: 3,900 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Chinese.
Drents
[drt] Drenthe province: near German border; Overijssel province: Steenwijkerland municipality. Users: 255,000 (Herweijer and Jans 2009). Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Dreins, Dreints, Drente, Drenthe. Autonym: Drèents. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Saxon.
Dutch
[nld] Users: 16,000,000 in Netherlands (European Commission 2012). Total users in all countries: 24,443,930 (as L1: 22,838,930; as L2: 1,605,000). Status: 1 (National). De facto national language. Autonym: Nederlands. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Franconian.
English
[eng] Widespread. Users: 15,577,800 in Netherlands, all users. L1 users: 77,800 in Netherlands (2019). L2 users: 15,500,000 (European Commission 2012). Status: 4 (Educational). Alternate Names: Engels. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
French
[fra] Widespread. Users: 3,227,900 in Netherlands, all users. L1 users: 27,900 in Netherlands (2019). L2 users: 3,200,000 (2018). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French.
Frisian
[fry] Friesland province; Groningen province: De Marne municipality. Users: 873,000 in Netherlands (2019), decreasing. Total users in all countries: 875,100. Status: 2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in Friesland Province (1996, Ratification Act, ECRML, No. 136). Alternate Names: Fries, Westlauwers Fries. Autonym: Frysk. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Frisian.
German, Standard
[deu] Users: 12,373,300 in Netherlands, all users. L1 users: 73,300 in Netherlands (2017 Eurostat), based on nationality. L2 users: 12,300,000 (2019). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Deutsch. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Middle German, East Middle German.
Greek
[ell] Users: 5,200 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Greek, Attic.
Gronings
[gos] Drenthe and Groningen provinces: Bellingwedde, Delfzijl, and Oldambt municipalties. Users: 262,000 (Herweijer and Jans 2009). Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Groningen, Grunnings, Grönnegs. Autonym: Grunnegs. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Saxon.
Guinea-Bissau Creole
[pov] Users: 13,500 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Creole, Portuguese based.
Hindustani, Sarnami
[hns] Users: 119,000 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Outer Languages, Eastern, Bihari.
Hungarian
[hun] Users: 12,500 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Uralic.
Indonesian
[ind] Users: 137,000 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Malayic, Malay.
Italian
[ita] Users: 17,600 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Italo-Dalmatian.
Javanese
[jav] Users: 42,900 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Javanese.
Kabuverdianu
[kea] Users: 20,800 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Creole, Portuguese based.
Korean
[kor] Users: 8,600 in Netherlands (2019 Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs), based on nationality. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Koreanic.
Kurdish, Northern
[kmr] Users: 74,700 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Kurdish.
Limburgish
[lim] Limburg province: Heerlen, Maastricht, Roermond, Venlo. Users: 700,000 in Netherlands (2001). Total users in all countries: 1,300,000. Status: 2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in Limburg Province (1996, Ratification Act, ECRML, No. 136), effective 1997. Alternate Names: Limberger, Limburgan, Limburgian, Limburgic, Limburgs, Limburgs Plat. Autonym: Lèmburgs. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Franconian.
Macedonian
[mkd] Users: 13,500 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Eastern.
Malay, Ambonese
[abs] Users: 50,900 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Creole, Malay based.
Papiamentu
[pap] Users: 133,000 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Alternate Names: Papiments. Classification: Creole, Iberian based.
Persian, Iranian
[pes] Users: 31,100 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Southwestern, Persian.
Polish
[pol] Users: 32,200 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, West, Lechitic.
Portuguese
[por] Users: 16,600 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Portuguese-Galician.
Romani, Sinte
[rmo] Scattered. Users: 1,300 in Netherlands (2010 J. Leclerc). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Romanes, Sinte, Sinti. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Romani, Northern.
Romani, Vlax
[rmy] Users: 1,000 in Netherlands. 500 Kalderash, 500 Lovari. Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Romani, Vlax.
Russian
[rus] Users: 5,200 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.
Sallands
[sdz] Overijssels province: Sallands. Users: 347,000 (Herweijer and Jans 2009). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Sallan, Salland. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Saxon.
Serbian
[srp] Users: 2,230 in Netherlands (2015 census). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Western.
Sign Language of the Netherlands
[dse] Scattered. Users: 20,500 in Netherlands, all users. L1 users: 15,000 in Netherlands (2019 EUD). Population estimates vary widely, in part because they count different things: 15,000 deaf sign language users (2019 EUD), about 0.1% of total population; 10,000–13,000 deaf or severely hard of hearing (Dovenschap brochure); 10,500 deaf and 5,500 hearing sign language users (Crasborn 2001); 45,000 deaf, 495,000 hard of hearing (2005 National Hearing Foundation); 86,500 deaf (2014 IMB). L2 users: 5,500 (1997 Commissie Nederlandse Gebarentaal). Total users in all countries: 22,800 (as L1: 17,300; as L2: 5,500). Status: 5 (Developing). Alternate Names: Dutch Sign Language, NGT, Nederlandse Gebarentaal, SLN. Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language.
Somali
[som] Major cities. Users: 15,600 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Somali.
Spanish
[spa] Users: 705,700 in Netherlands, all users. L1 users: 18,700 in Netherlands (2019). L2 users: 687,000 (2019). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian.
Sranan Tongo
[srn] Users: 361,000 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Creole, English based, Atlantic, Suriname.
Stellingwerfs
[stl] Friesland province: Stellingwerven region, Oosterwolde and Wolvega centers. Users: 5,000 (2016 J. Feenstra), decreasing. Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Stellingwerf. Autonym: Stellingwarfs. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Saxon.
Tagalog
[tgl] Users: 11,400 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Central Philippine, Central Philippine, Tagalog.
Tamil
[tam] Users: 20,800 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Tamil-Kodagu, Tamil-Malayalam, Tamil.
Tarifit
[rif] Users: 159,000 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Berber, Northern, Zenati, Riff.
Turkish
[tur] Users: 400,000 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Turkic, Southern, Turkish.
Turoyo
[tru] Users: 4,000 in Netherlands (1994). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, Aramaic, Eastern, Central, Northwestern.
Twents
[twd] Overijssels province. Users: 334,000 (Herweijer and Jans 2009). Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Twente. Autonym: Twents. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Saxon.
Veluws
[vel] Gelderland province. Users: 175,000 (Herweijer and Jans 2009). Status: 6a* (Vigorous). Alternate Names: Veluwe. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Saxon.
Vietnamese
[vie] Users: 8,600 in Netherlands (2019). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Viet-Muong, Vietnamese.
West Flemish
[vls] Zeeland province. Users: 132,000 in Netherlands (2016). Status: 6b (Threatened). Alternate Names: Vlaams, West Vlaams, West-Vlams. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Franconian.
Zeeuws
[zea] South Holland and Zeeland provinces. Rhine-Scheldt Delta islands have their own dialects. Users: 220,000. Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Zeaws, Zeelandic. Autonym: Zeêuws. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Franconian.