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Preferred term

vlsVlaams  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • In English usage, Flemish (Dutch: Vlaams ) can refer to # Belgian Dutch (Belgisch-Nederlands ), the national variety of the Dutch language as spoken in Belgium, be it standard (as used in schools, government and the media) or informal (as used in daily speech, "tussentaal " []); Nevertheless, the use of the word "Flemish" to refer to the official language in Flanders is misleading. The only official language in Flanders is Dutch. # East Flemish, West Flemish and French Flemish which are interrelated southwestern dialects of Dutch.

Entry terms

  • Flemish
  • Flemish language

ISO 639-3 code

  • vls

Notation

  • vls

In other languages

  • Flamand

    French

  • Flämische Dialekte

    German

  • Lingua fiamminga

    Italian

  • Portuguese

  • Idioma flamenco

    Spanish

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/vls

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