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During the 15th century Middle Dutch evolved into Modern Dutch. By this time the phonology had changed to what it is today. The "sc" changed into "sch" and the long "i" in some words became "ij", pronounced as ɛɪ. In the 17th century, the Dutch Reformed Church translated the Bible into their own language which marked the beginning of a Dutch standard language. This form of Dutch was most influenced by the Southern dialect, Flemish and Brabantian, where the cultural center was located. Later, it was much influenced by the dialect of Holland which was the most powerful province of the Dutch Republic.
During the 15th century Middle Dutch evolved into Modern Dutch. By this time the phonology had changed to what it is today. The "sc" changed into "sch" and the long "i" in some words became "ij", pronounced as ɛɪ. In the 17th century, the Dutch Reformed Church translated the Bible into their own language which marked the beginning of a Dutch standard language. This form of Dutch was most influenced by the Southern dialect, Flemish and Brabantian, where the cultural center was located. Later, it was much influenced by the dialect of Holland which was the most powerful province of the Dutch Republic.
==Phonology==
Dutch phonology differs from other Germanic languages in that it does not aspirate its initial voiceless consonants. Just like German, voiced consonants are realized as voiceless consonants at a final word position. Also, Dutch lacks alveolar palatal consonants except in some cases.
{| class="wikitable"
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! Header text !! Labial !! Dental/Alveolar !! Palatal !! Velar !! Glottal !
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! Nasal !| m || n || Example || Example Example
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! Plosive !| b, p || d, t || || g, k || ʔ**
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! Affricative !| Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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! Fricative !| Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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! Approximant !| Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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! Lateral !| Example || Example || Example || Example || Example
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! Rhotic !|
|}
==References==
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