Dutch Dialects

Dutch is a language with many dialects. It can be classified into six main ones. Five are in the Netherlands and one is in Belgium.

Here are the six main dialects of Dutch:

Brabantic

Flemish

Hollandic

Limburgish

South-Geldric

Zealandic

Flemish is spoken in northern Belgium and can be further divided into West Flemish and East Flemish. The other dialects are spoken in the Netherlands. The Dutch spoken in Amsterdam is part of the Hollandic dialect group. Though Belgium and the Netherlands comprise a relatively small area, they are home to many dialects of Dutch.