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West Flemish - Definition and Overview

West Flemish (in West Flemish, Vlaemsch) is a group of dialects, spoken in parts of the Netherlands, Belgium, and France.

There is a considerable overlap between West Flemish and some neighbouring Dutch (Flemish) accents.

West Flemish is spoken by around 1.05 million people in West Flanders (in Belgium), 220,000 in the neighbouring Dutch coastal district of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen (where it is also called Zeeuws), and 20,000 in the northern part of the French département of Nord.

See also: Languages of France

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Example Usage of Flemish

LivvyKemp: Is doing an art history presentation,do i put in the Flemish renaissance?its to important to miss surely?but then where do i stop?
exhibit1a: What is Google's obsesstion with redirecting my Google.be to Flemish rather than French... even on the iPhone. Enough I say, enough!
SuburbAscetic: All is explained. Drupal was invented by a Flemish dude. Belgium. Yeah, what do you expect?
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