Dutch loanwords in English

By Rodric Leerling

18 July, 2023

Dutch historic winter
Dutch is a Germanic language and the native language of The Netherlands. It is also spoken in several other countries, most notably South Africa (Afrikaans), Suriname, Belgium (Flemish) and some Caribbean islands such as Aruba and Bonaire. Today, there are...

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Dutch loanwords in French

Dutch loanwords in French
After a little linguistic trip to Indonesia, let’s go back to one of our European neighbours: France! Did you know the two countries actually share a border in the Caribbean? This time, Euro-Com International former intern (Matilda Gascon Delqueux)...

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Dutch loanwords in Bahasa Indonesia

By Rodric Leerling

27 April, 2023

Loanwords in Bahasa Indonesia
Dutch influence in the Indonesian language has its origins in the 17th century. Initially the Dutch were active in Indonesia under the VOC flag (East Indian Trading Company) doing business from trading posts and headquarter Batavia (today known as Jakarta)....

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