dutTechnical information about ISO 639 language code dut
The table below provides technical details for the Dutch, Flemish language, designated by the dut code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Dutch, Flemish Native Nederlands |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | HollandicBrabantianWest FlemishEast FlemishZeelandicLimburgishDutch Low SaxonSouth Guelderish |
| Related languages | AfrikaansGermanWest FrisianLuxembourgishLow German |
| Key facts | The oldest recorded Dutch sentence, “Hebban olla vogala…”, dates from the early 12th centuryDutch has given English words like “cookie”, “yacht” and “boss”The language distinguishes voiced and voiceless velar fricatives—rare in EuropeDutch diminutives are highly productive, using suffixes such as –je, –tje and –etjeThe digraph “ij” is often considered a single letter for crossword puzzles and alphabetical ordering. |
| Sample phrase | Hallo, hoe gaat het? |
| Character encodings | ISO 8859-1, ISO 8859-15, Windows 1252, UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32 |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Dutch, Flemish language, identified by the code dut, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
The ISO 639-2 standard offers two codes for the Dutch, Flemish language: dut for bibliographic purposes and nld for terminology uses.
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