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

See also

• Flemish dialects

External links

• Ethnologue report for West Flemish (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=VLA)
• Euromosaic report on West Flemish and Dutch in France (http://www.uoc.es/euromosaic/web/document/neerlandes/an/i1/i1.html)