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Primary language (darkest green)

The Netherlands
The birthplace of the language. The primary language of everyone in the country, although the province of Friesland uses Frisian as a secondary language

The United Boer republic
Founded by Dutch settlers who fled when the British annexed the Cape colony from the Dutch. Various local language exist, but Dutch is the official language and the Lingua Franca

Surinam
A former Dutch colony

New Guinea
Like Surinam a former Dutch colony

Secondary language (medium green)

The Cape-Republic
A former Dutch colony, annexed by the English in 1815. The primary language is English, but the Dutch language is spoken by a large minority, which is descended from the original Dutch settlers.

Maluku
Used to part of the Dutch East Indies. As opposed of the rest of the colonies it retained a good relation with the Netherlands. Because of this it has the largest Dutch miority and Dutch remains a widely spoken language.

The countries of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao
Former Dutch colonies. The primary language is Papiamento, but Dutch is still widely poken

St Maarten
A former Dutch colony, like the other islands. The primary language on St Maarten (and the smaller islands of St Eustatius and Saba) is English, while Dutch remains widely spoken.


Minority language (lightest green)


The countries of Atjeh, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Java
Used to be part of the Dutch East indies. There is a small minority of Dutch speaking people living here, mostly Dutch people who decided to stay on the islands after their independence. This groups grows smaller by the years.

The countries of the USA, Canada and Australia
Because of various Dutch immigrants a minority of Dutch speaking citizens in these colonies exist. In the past this included villages in which almost the entire population spoke Dutch, but Dutch is in decline in these countries. Most likely the Dutch language will be extinct in 25 years.

Germany
In some parts near the Dutch border a dialect is spoken that resembles Dutch closely, Specifically in the areas near Cleves and Lingen. Dutch is also spoken by Dutch immigrants, who live in Germany to escape some of the harsher Dutch real property laws.

France
Dutch is spoken in the French Brabant, which it gained after the Walloon revolution and French Flanders. It is mainly spoken outside the big cities of Brussels, Dunkirk and Louvain.
Primary language (darkest green)

The Netherlands

The United Boer republic
Founded by Dutch settlers who fled when the British annexed the Cape colony from the Dutch. Various local language exist, but Dutch is the official language and the Lingua Franca

Surinam
A former Dutch colony

New Guinea
Like Surinam a former Dutch colony

Secondary language (medium green)

The Cape-Republic
A former Dutch colony, annexed by the English in 1815. The primary language is English, but the Dutch language is spoken by a large minority, which is descended from the original Dutch settlers.

Maluku
Used to part of the Dutch East Indies. As opposed of the rest of the colonies it retained a good relation with the Netherlands. Because of this it has the largest Dutch miority and Dutch remains a widely spoken language.

The countries of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao
Former Dutch colonies. The primary language is Papiamento, but Dutch is still widely poken

St Maarten
A former Dutch colony, like the other islands. The primary language on St Maarten (and the smaller islands of St Eustatius and Saba) is English, while Dutch remains widely spoken.


Minority language (lightest green)


The countries of Atjeh, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Java
Used to be part of the Dutch East indies. There is a small minority of Dutch speaking people living here, mostly Dutch people who decided to stay on the islands after their independence. This groups grows smaller by the years.

The countries of the USA, Canada and Australia
Because of various Dutch immigrants a minority of Dutch speaking citizens in these colonies exist. In the past this included villages in which almost the entire population spoke Dutch, but Dutch is in decline in these countries. Most likely the Dutch language will be extinct in 25 years.

Germany
In some parts near the Dutch border a dialect is spoken that resembles Dutch closely, Specifically in the areas near Cleves and Lingen. Dutch is also spoken by Dutch immigrants, who live in Germany to escape some of the harsher Dutch real property laws.

France
Dutch is spoken in the French Brabant, which it gained after the Walloon revolution and French Flanders. It is mainly spoken outside the big cities of Brussels, Dunkirk and Louvain.

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