This article is a part of the Dutch dialects series. Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 22 million people, mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium. ...
The Dialects
Brabantian
Hollandic
West Flemish
Zealandic
East Flemish
Zuid-Gelders
Dutch Low Saxon[1]
Limburgish

Hollandic (Dutch: Hollands) is, together with Brabantic, the most frequently used dialect of the Dutch language. The other important Low Franconian dialects are East Flemish and West Flemish. Image File history File links Dutchdialectpic. ... Brabantian or Brabantic (Dutch: Brabants) is a dialect of the Dutch language spoken in Noord-Brabant and in the Belgian provinces of Antwerpen and Vlaams-Brabant and small parts in the west of Limburg. ... West Flemish (in West Flemish, Vlaemsch) is a group of dialects, spoken in parts of the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. ... Position of West Flemish/Zealandic within the Dutch speaking area (Islands only) Zeelandic (Zeêuws in Zeelandic, Zeeuws in Dutch) is a regional language spoken in the Dutch province of Zeeland and on the South Holland island of Goeree-Overflakkee. ... East Flemish is a dialect of the Dutch language, which is a Low Franconian language. ... Position of Zuid-Gelders (Marked dark Blue) within the Dutch speaking area Zuid-Gelders (Kleverlands) is the dialect of the Dutch language that is spoken in the Veluwezoom, around Nijmegen, in the Bommelerwaard, other areas of the Netherlands, and traditionally parts of Germany including Duisburg and partly Wuppertal up to... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Limburgish, or Limburgian or Limburgic (Dutch: Limburgs, German: Limburgisch, French: Limbourgeois) is a group of Franconian varieties, spoken in the Limburg and Rhineland regions, near the common Dutch / Belgian / German border. ... Brabantian is a dialect of the Dutch language spoken in Noord-Brabant and in the Belgian provinces of Antwerpen and Vlaams-Brabant. ... Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 22 million people, mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium. ... Low Franconian is any of several West Germanic languages spoken in The Netherlands, northern Belgium, and South Africa. ... East Flemish is a dialect of the Dutch language, which is a Low Franconian language. ... West Flemish (in West Flemish, Vlaemsch) is a group of dialects, spoken in parts of the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. ...

Originally in the later county of Holland the West Frisian was spoken. Low Franconian settlers came only in the early Middle Ages. They mixed with the original inhabitants and a dialect was created that was partly Franconian, partly Frisian. In the 16th century the Dutch language was standardized, the Dutch of Antwerp being the most influential. In that time the written language of the county of Holland, then the most urbanised province in Europe, imitated this Brabantic standard. After 1585, when during the Eighty Years' War Antwerp was retaken by the Habsburg authorities, many Brabantic and Flemish Calvinist (and other) refugees settled in Holland proper, which had the result of creating a mixture of their Dutch with the Dutch of the residents before this immigration. This new language perhaps destroyed most of the original Hollandic dialects, and certainly slowed linguistic change through the influence on spoken language of the very conservative written standard. Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands. ... The West Frisian can mean: West Frisian language, the language spoke in the Friesland provincie of in the Netherlands West Frisian (dialect), the Dutch/Hollandic dialect spoken in North-Holland provincie of in the Netherlands West Frisian (creole language), an old creole language that was spoken in North-Holland provincie... Low Franconian is any of several West Germanic languages spoken in the Netherlands, northern Belgium, and South Africa. ... Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 22 million people, mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium. ... The Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal (Cathedral of our Lady) at the Handschoenmarkt, in the old quarter of Antwerp is the largest cathedral in the Low Countries and home to several triptychs by Baroque painter Rubens. ... Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands. ... Brabantian is a dialect of the Dutch language spoken in Noord-Brabant and in the Belgian provinces of Antwerpen and Vlaams-Brabant. ... 1585 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. ... Combatants Dutch rebels Spanish Empire The Eighty Years War, or Dutch Revolt (1566[1]–1648), was the revolt of the Seventeen Provinces in the Netherlands against the Spanish (Habsburg) empire. ... Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ... Calvinism is a system of Christian theology and an approach to Christian life and thought within the Protestant tradition articulated by John Calvin, a Protestant Reformer in the 16th century, and subsequently by successors, associates, followers and admirers of Calvin, his interpretation of Scripture, and perspective on Christian life and...

Hollandic (in blue) within the Low Franconian-speaking area.

As a result the colloquial Dutch in Holland proper (i.e. the area of the old county), spoken in the urban dialects, is today closer to the standard than any Dutch spoken elsewhere; traditionally the Dutch of the urbanity of Haarlem is seen as the most "pure", though this has no basis in linguistic fact. The Dutch in Belgium has diverged more during the last centuries, which is partly due to the fact that there the Dutch standard language most of the time had no official status between the 17th and 20th century. The language of administration was French. In Friesland there are areas and cities where Hollandic is spoken, strongly influenced by Frisian. In the north of North Holland province (especially West Friesland), Scheveningen, Katwijk and other coastal places the original Frisian substrate of the Hollandic dialect is still an important part of the local West Frisian dialect group. On the South Holland province island of Goeree-Overflakkee West Flemish is spoken. In the east and south the Hollandic dialects gradate into more Brabantic forms like the Zuid-Gelders. Utrechts-Alblasserwaards, spoken in the area immediately east of the coastal districts, is variously considered a subdialect of Hollandic or a separate dialect. Image File history File links HOLLANDS2. ... Image File history File links HOLLANDS2. ... Low Franconian is any of several West Germanic languages spoken in The Netherlands, northern Belgium, and South Africa. ... ... Capital Leeuwarden Queens Commissioner drs. ... Capital Haarlem Queens Commissioner Mr. ... The historical region of West Friesland West Friesland (also West Frisia; Dutch: West-Friesland; West Frisian language: West-Fryslân) is a historical region in the northern part of The Netherlands, in the province Noord-Holland. ... Scheveningen pier Scheveningen is part of Den Haag, the Netherlands. ... Katwijk Location Flag Country Netherlands Province South Holland Population 61. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... In linguistics, a substratum (lat. ... The West Frisian dialect (in Dutch called West-Fries) is a dialect which is spoken in the contemporary West Friesland region (Westflinge), Wieringen, Wieringermeer, the coastal area from Den Helder to Castricum, and the island of Texel. ... South Holland (Dutch Zuid-Holland) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the west of the country on the North Sea coast. ... Categories: Islands of the Netherlands | Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta | Netherlands geography stubs ... West Flemish (in West Flemish, Vlaemsch) is a group of dialects, spoken in parts of the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. ... Position of Zuid-Gelders (Marked dark Blue) within the Dutch speaking area Zuid-Gelders (Kleverlands) is the dialect of the Dutch language that is spoken in the Veluwezoom, around Nijmegen, in the Bommelerwaard, other areas of the Netherlands, and traditionally parts of Germany including Duisburg and partly Wuppertal up to...

List of the subdialects

• South Hollandic
• Westhoeks
• Waterlands and Volendams
• Zaans
• Kennemerlands
• West Frisian
• Bildts, Midslands, Stadsfries, and Amelands
• Utrechts-Alblasserwards