Vlaams
Dutch (Belgian)
Germanic
Dhegihan Siouan language closely related to Kansa, Quapaw, and Omaha-Ponca. It is one of the few Indigenous North American languages written in a purpose-built script of its own — the Osage script, 𐓏𐓘𐓻𐓘𐓻𐓟, an alphabet created by Herman Mongrain Lookout in 2006 and officially adopted by the Osage Nation in 2014, following in the tradition of Sequoyah's Cherokee syllabary.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Dutch (Belgian)
Water
water
/ʋaːtər/
Fire
vuur
/vyːr/
Sun
zon
/zɔn/
Moon
maan
/maːn/
Star
ster
/stɛr/
Mother
moeder
/muːdər/
Father
vader
/vaːdər/
I
ik
/ɪk/
You
gij
/ɣɛi/
Name
naam
/naːm/
Eye
oog
/oːx/
Hand
hand
/ɦɑnt/
Heart
hart
/ɦɑrt/
Love
liefde
/lifdə/
Tree
boom
/boːm/
House
huis
/ɦœs/
Dog
hond
/ɦɔnt/
Cat
kat
/kɑt/
Eat
eten
/eːtən/
Drink
drinken
/drɪŋkən/
One
een
/eːn/
Two
twee
/tweː/
Hello
hallo
/ɦɑloː/
Thank you
dank je
/dɑŋk jə/
Good
goed
/ɣut/
Cuckoo
koekoek
/ˈkukuk/
Computer
computer
/kɔmˈpjutər/
Sushi
sushi
/ˈsuʃi/
Words compared
Compared with related Germanic languages
| Meaning | Dutch (Belgian) | Dutch | Afrikaans | Low German | West Flemish | Limburgish | Frisian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | water /ʋaːtər/ | water /ʋaːtər/ | water /vɑːtər/ | Water /vɑːtɐ/ | woater /ˈwɔːtər/ | water /vatər/ | wetter /vɛtər/ |
| Fire | vuur /vyːr/ | vuur /vyːr/ | vuur /fyːr/ | Füer /fyːɐ/ | vier /viːr/ | vuur /vyːr/ | fjoer /fjuːr/ |
| Sun | zon /zɔn/ | zon /zɔn/ | son /sɔn/ | Sünn /zʏn/ | zunne /ˈzœnə/ | zón /zɔn/ | sinne /sɪnə/ |
| Moon | maan /maːn/ | maan /maːn/ | maan /mɑːn/ | Maan /maːn/ | moane /ˈmɔːnə/ | maon /maːʊn/ | moanne /mwɑnə/ |
| Star | ster /stɛr/ | ster /stɛr/ | ster /stɛr/ | Steern /steːrn/ | sterre /ˈstærə/ | sjter /ʃtɛr/ | stjer /stjɛr/ |
| Mother | moeder /muːdər/ | moeder /mudər/ | moeder /muːdər/ | Moder /moːdɐ/ | moeder /ˈmudər/ | mam /mam/ | mem /mɛm/ |
| Father | vader /vaːdər/ | vader /vaːdər/ | vader /fɑːdər/ | Vader /fɑːdɐ/ | voader /ˈvɔːdər/ | pap /pap/ | heit /hɛit/ |
| I | ik /ɪk/ | ik /ɪk/ | ek /ɛk/ | ik /ɪk/ | ik /ɛk/ | ich /ɪç/ | ik /ɪk/ |
| You | gij /ɣɛi/ | jij /jɛi/ | jy /jəi/ | du /duː/ | gie /hi/ | doe /du/ | do /do/ |
| Name | naam /naːm/ | naam /naːm/ | naam /naːm/ | Naam /naːm/ | noame /ˈnɔːmə/ | naam /naːm/ | namme /ˈnamə/ |
| Eye | oog /oːx/ | oog /oːx/ | oog /oːx/ | Oog /oːx/ | ooge /ˈoːhə/ | oug /ɔux/ | each /ɪəx/ |
| Hand | hand /ɦɑnt/ | hand /ɦɑnt/ | hand /ɦant/ | Hand /hant/ | and /ɑnt/ | handj /hanʲ/ | hân /hɔːn/ |
| Heart | hart /ɦɑrt/ | hart /ɦɑrt/ | hart /ɦart/ | Hart /haɐt/ | erte /ˈærtə/ | hart /hart/ | hert /hɛrt/ |
| Love | liefde /lifdə/ | liefde /lifdə/ | liefde /lifdə/ | Leev /leːf/ | liefde /ˈliːvdə/ | leefde /leːfdə/ | leafde /lɪəfdə/ |
| Tree | boom /boːm/ | boom /boːm/ | boom /boːm/ | Boom /boːm/ | boom /boːm/ | boum /bʌʊm/ | beam /bɪəm/ |
| House | huis /ɦœs/ | huis /ɦœʏs/ | huis /ɦœɪs/ | Huus /huːs/ | uus /ʏːs/ | hoes /huːs/ | hûs /huːs/ |
| Dog | hond /ɦɔnt/ | hond /ɦɔnt/ | hond /ɦɔnt/ | Hund /hʊnt/ | hound /hont/ | hóndj /hɔnʲ/ | hûn /huːn/ |
| Cat | kat /kɑt/ | kat /kɑt/ | kat /kat/ | Katt /kat/ | katte /ˈkɑtə/ | kat /kat/ | kat /kɑt/ |
| Eat | eten /eːtən/ | eten /eːtə/ | eet /eːt/ | eten /eːtn̩/ | eetn /ˈeːtn̩/ | ete /eːtə/ | ite /iːtə/ |
| Drink | drinken /drɪŋkən/ | drinken /drɪŋkə/ | drink /drɪŋk/ | drinken /drɪŋkn̩/ | drienkn /ˈdriŋkn̩/ | drinke /drɪŋkə/ | drinke /drɪŋkə/ |
| One | een /eːn/ | een /eːn/ | een /eːn/ | een /eːn/ | êen /eːn/ | eine /ɛɪnə/ | ien /iːn/ |
| Two | twee /tweː/ | twee /tʋeː/ | twee /tʋeː/ | twee /tveː/ | twêe /tweː/ | twee /tweː/ | twa /twa/ |
| Hello | hallo /ɦɑloː/ | hallo /ɦɑloː/ | hallo /ɦaˈlo/ | Moin /mɔɪn/ | goeiendag /ˌhujənˈdɑh/ | hallo /halo/ | hoi /hɔi/ |
| Thank you | dank je /dɑŋk jə/ | dank je /dɑŋk jə/ | dankie /daŋki/ | Dankschöön /daŋkʃøːn/ | merci /mɛrˈsi/ | merci /mɛrsi/ | tankewol /tɑŋkəvɔl/ |
| Good | goed /ɣut/ | goed /ɣut/ | goed /xut/ | good /ɡoːt/ | goed /hut/ | good /ɡoːt/ | goed /ɡuət/ |
| Cuckoo | koekoek /ˈkukuk/ | koekoek /ˈkukuk/ | koekoek /ˈkukuk/ | Kukuk /ˈkuːkuk/ | koekoek /ˈkukuk/ | kókkók /ˈkoːkoːk/ | koekoek /ˈkukuk/ |
| Computer | computer /kɔmˈpjutər/ | computer /kɔmˈpjutər/ | rekenaar /ˈreːkənɑːr/ | Computer /kɔmˈpjuːtɐ/ | computer /kɔmˈpjutər/ | computer /kɔmˈpjuːtər/ | kompjûter /kɔmˈpjuːtər/ |
| Sushi | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsu.ʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | Sushi /ˈzuʃi/ | — | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ | sushi /ˈsuʃi/ |
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