Flemish dialects
| Flemish | |
|---|---|
| Vlaams | |
| Native to | Belgium, Netherlands, France |
| Region | Belgian Flanders, Zeelandic Flanders, French Flanders |
| Ethnicity | Flemings |
Native speakers | 6.5 million (2016) |
| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | nl for Dutch |
| ISO 639-2 | dut (B) for Dutchnld (T) |
| ISO 639-3 | nld – inclusive code for DutchIndividual codes: vls – West Flemishzea – Zeelandiclim – Limburgish |
| Glottolog | dutc1256 Dutch |
| IETF | nl-BE |
| Person | Fleming (Vlaming) |
|---|---|
| People | Flemings (Vlamingen) |
| Language | Flemish (Vlaams), VGT (Vlaamse Gebarentaal) |
| Country | Flanders (Vlaanderen) |
Flemish (Vlaams [vlaːms] ⓘ) is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (Vlaams-Nederlands), Belgian Dutch (Belgisch-Nederlands [ˈbɛlɣis ˈneːdərlɑnts] ⓘ), or Southern Dutch (Zuid-Nederlands). Flemish is native to the region known as Flanders in northern Belgium; it is spoken by Flemings, the dominant ethnic group of the region. Outside of Belgium Flanders, it is also spoken to some extent in French Flanders and the Dutch Zeelandic Flanders.