Zeeuws | Ethnologue

A language of Netherlands

ISO 639: zea
Alternate Names: Zeaws, Zeelandic
Autonym: Zeêuws
Population: 220,000.
Location:: South Holland and Zeeland provinces. Rhine-Scheldt Delta islands have their own dialects.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Franconian
Dialects: Goerees, Flakkees, Schouws, Duvelands, Fluplands, Bevelands, Walchers, Axels, Kezands.
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: Also use Dutch [nld].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 99% in Dutch [nld]. Bible portions: 1980–2003.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Zeeuws
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Recognition under European Charter Part 2 requested (2001). Christian.

Location: South Holland and Zeeland provinces. Rhine-Scheldt Delta islands have their own dialects.