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| History of Dutch |
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| The Dutch Language |
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Dutch, like English, is one of the Germanic languages and thus part of the Indo-European family. It stands about midway between English and German, some say forming a linguistic bridge.
The following examples clearly illustrate the close relationship between these three languages:
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| Cat |
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Katze |
| Help! |
Hulp! |
Hilfe! |
| Thanks |
dank |
danke |
| Welcome |
welkom |
Willkomm |
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In Dutch, the word 'Dag' can mean both hello and goodbye. Surprisingly, this causes very few problems and in any case a mistake would not be deemed serious.
Caution should be taken however if ever calling for an 'advocaat' which can mean barrister or egg flip!
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There are no "primitive" languages. All languages have a system of sounds, words and sentences that can adequately communicate the content of culture. |
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