Languages of Belgium
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"Belgian languages" redirects here. For the hypothetical extinct language, see Ancient Belgian language.
The Kingdom of Belgium has three official languages: Dutch, French, and German.
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Languages of Belgium | |
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Regional | Romance languages: Walloon, Picard, Champenois, Lorrain
Germanic Languages: Limburgish, Luxembourgish Dialects of Dutch: West Flemish, East Flemish, Brabantian Dialects of German: Moselle Franconian, Ripuarian |
Foreign | English (2nd: 40%),[1] Spanish (2nd: 5%), Italian (1st: 2%, 2nd: 4%), Arabic (1st: 3%, 2nd: 1%), Turkish (1st: 2%) |
Signed | Flemish Sign Language (VGT), French Belgian Sign Language (LSFB), German Sign Language (DGS) |
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Source | [2] |
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A number of non-official, minority languages and dialects are spoken as well.
As a result of being in between Latin and Germanic Europe, and historically being split between different principalities, the nation has multiple official languages.