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'''Dutch''' (''Nederlands'') is a West [[Germanic language]]. It is the main language of the [[Netherlands]] and [[Suriname]], and one of the official languages of [[Belgium]]. The Dutch language in the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname is regulated by the ''Nederlandse Taalunie''.
'''Dutch''' (''Nederlands'') is a West [[Germanic language]]. It is the main language of the [[Netherlands]] and [[Suriname]], and one of the official languages of [[Belgium]]. The Dutch language in the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname is regulated by the ''Nederlandse Taalunie''.
==Use of apostrophe==
Apostrophe + lower case s ('s) can often be found at the beginning of a sentence, e.g.
: 's Avonds/'s Ochtends/'s Namiddags …
This derives from the old Dutch ''Des avonds'' in which ''des'' is an inflected article meaning "in the evening/morning/afternoon" [http://www.translationdirectory.com/article658.htm]
==Status in Belgium==
==Status in Belgium==