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Indonesian Dutch (Dutch: Indonesisch-Nederlands) is a regional variety of Dutch spoken in Indonesia.Over time, Dutch became the language used by colonizers for centuries in the Indonesian Archipelago, both when it was still colonized or partially colonized by the Netherlands.
Word Indonesian Meaning Dutch Word Dutch Meaning Note Ref abolisi: abolition: abolitie: abolition: abonemen: subscription: abonnement: subscription: accoord: agreement, accord: akkoord: agreement, accord: 1. clipped as acc. 2. Loan word borrowed from French from Vulgar Latin *accordō, accordāre (“to be heart to heart with”), formed from ...
The fertility rate in the Netherlands is 1.78 children per woman (2018 estimate), [6] which is high compared with many other European countries, but below the rate of 2.1 children per woman required for natural population replacement. [201] The Netherlands has one of the oldest populations in the world, with the average age of 42.7 years. [6]
[1] [2] In April 2016, 1154 active editors made at least five edits in that month. English is the most popular Wikipedia in the Netherlands, followed by Dutch. [ 3 ] In Belgium, Dutch is sometimes the most popular Wikipedia, but French is usually the most popular; [ clarification needed ] in Suriname however, the only Dutch-speaking country ...
The Low Countries indicated in Latin as Belgico (1647) The Low Countries from 1556 to 1648. The Low Countries comprise the coastal Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta region in Western Europe, whose definition usually includes the modern countries of Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands.
The study of Indonesian etymology and loan words reflects its historical and social context. Examples include the early Sanskrit borrowings, probably during the Srivijaya period, the borrowings from Arabic and Persian, especially during the time of the establishment of Islam, and words borrowed from Dutch during the colonial period.
The 16th- and 17th-century arrivals of European powers in Indonesia introduced masonry construction to Indonesia where previously timber and its by-products had been almost exclusively used. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Batavia was a fortified brick and masonry city. [ 151 ]
The Word list of the Dutch language (Dutch: Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal [ˈʋoːrdə(n)ˌlɛist ˈneːdərlɑntsə ˈtaːl]) is a spelling dictionary of the Dutch language (Dutch orthography). It is officially established by the Dutch Language Union ( Nederlandse Taalunie ).