West Flemish

Germanic language spoken in West Flanders, French Flanders and in the west of Zeelandic Flanders

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Native to: Belgium, Netherlands, France
Region: West Flanders , French Flanders , Zeelandic Flanders
Native speakers: (1.4 million cited 1998)
Language family: Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Weser–Rhine Germanic Low Franconian Dutch West Flemish
Dialects: Zeelandic French Flemish
Iso 639 3: Either:, vls – (West) Vlaams, zea – Zeelandic (Zeeuws)
Glottolog: sout3292 Southwestern Dutch, vlaa1240 Western Flemish
Linguasphere: 52-ACB-ag

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West Flemish (West-Vlams or West-Vloams or Vlaemsch (in French Flanders), Dutch: West-Vlaams, French: flamand occidental) is a collection of Low Franconian varieties spoken in western Belgium and the neighbouring areas of France and the Netherlands.