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:*[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/limburgish '''Behind the Name: Limburgish Surnames''']
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:*[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/limburgish '''Behind the Name: Limburgish Given Names''']
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==Languages of Belgium==
==Languages of Belgium==
Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups or communities: the '''Dutch-speaking Flemish Community''', which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the '''French-speaking Community''', which constitutes about 40 percent of the population. A '''small German-speaking Community''', numbering around one percent, exists in the East Cantons. <ref>"Belgium", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium, accessed 5 March 2021.</ref>
Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups or communities: the '''Dutch-speaking Flemish Community''', which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the '''French-speaking Community''', which constitutes about 40 percent of the population. A '''small German-speaking Community''', numbering around one percent, exists in the East Cantons. <ref>"Belgium", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium, accessed 5 March 2021.</ref>
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===FamilySearch Library===
===FamilySearch Library===
Additional sources are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:'''  
Additional sources are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:'''  
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==References==
==References==
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Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups or communities: the Dutch-speaking Flemish Community, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the French-speaking Community, which constitutes about 40 percent of the population. A small German-speaking Community, numbering around one percent, exists in the East Cantons. [1]

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  1. "Belgium", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium, accessed 5 March 2021.