Language of The Low Countries
From "Low Countries" (literal translations of Dutch: Nederlands):
Some languages have literally translated "Language of the Low Countries", as in the English word "Nether-land-ic" meaning "(of the) Low Countries".
- Cornish: Iseldiryek
- Croatian: Nizozemski
- Czech: Nizozemština
- Irish: Ísiltíris
- Min Nan Chinese: 低地語/低地语(Kē-tē-gú)
- Serbian: низоземски (nizozemski)
- Slovene: nizozemščina
- Welsh: Iseldireg
From or cognate with "Netherlands" (Dutch Nederlands referring to Nederland or (de) Nederlanden):
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In Dutch "Nederland" refers to the country the Netherlands"; however, "Nederlands" (Dutch) does not refer to the "language of the country of the Netherlands", but rather "language of the Low Countries (including Flanders)". Many languages have a word for the Dutch language derived from this word (such as French), or have a cognate (such as West Frisian).
Read more about this topic: Names For The Dutch Language
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