Alphonse Olterdissen
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Alphonse Olterdissen was a Dutch writer, poet and composer who wrote extensively in the Maastrichtian dialect. The final stanza of his opera Trijn de Begijn eventually became the local anthem of Maast
Statue of Olterdissen in the Jekerkwartier neighbourhood, Maastricht
Dutch language
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Dutch is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the third most spoken Germanic l
Book of Genesis 1 in Dutch translation
The Utrecht baptismal vow
Title page of the Statenvertaling (1637) reads: Biblia ... Uyt de Oorspronckelijcke talen in onse Neder-landtsche tale getrouwelijck over-geset. (English: From the Original languages into our Dutch language faithfully translated.)
Indonesia did not adopt the Dutch language after independence. However, the Indonesian language is heavily influenced by Dutch. Seen here is kantor pos (from the Dutch postkantoor), meaning post office.