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Dutch (like English and German), is a Germanic language derived from Old Low Franconian and Old Saxon. Many of the words resemble English and German words. Latin also sometimes appears in older Dutch records. See the [[Latin Genealogical Word List]] . For a time, Dutch records were written in French. See the [[France Language and Languages|France Language and Languages]]. | Dutch (like English and German), is a Germanic language derived from Old Low Franconian and Old Saxon. Many of the words resemble English and German words. Latin also sometimes appears in older Dutch records. See the [[Latin Genealogical Word List]] . For a time, Dutch records were written in French. See the [[France Language and Languages|France Language and Languages]]. | ||
Dutch is spoken in the Netherlands, northern Belgium, the Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean, and Suriname. Flemish, which is spoken in Belgium, is a major dialect (regional variation) of Dutch. It uses words similar to the words on this list. | Dutch is spoken in the Netherlands, northern Belgium, the Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean, and Suriname. Flemish, which is spoken in Belgium, is a major dialect (regional variation) of Dutch. It uses words similar to the words on this list. Afrikaans, a separate language spoken in South Africa, is descended from Dutch and preserves many older and dialect features of Dutch, but contains many German and English words as well . <br>Frisian, which is spoken in the Dutch province of Friesland, is a different language from Dutch. <br>The "Additional Resources" section below will tell you how to use the Family History Library Catalog to find dictionaries of the various dialects and related languages. | ||
In addition, Dutch is found in some early records of the United States (mostly in New York, New Jersey, Michigan, and Iowa) and in South Africa, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Brasil and Taiwan. | In addition, Dutch is found in some early records of the United States (mostly in New York, New Jersey, Michigan, and Iowa) and in South Africa, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Brasil and Taiwan. | ||
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Plural forms of Dutch words usually add -en or -s to the singular word. Thus ''boer'' (farmer) becomes ''boeren'' (farmers), and ''tafel'' (table or index) becomes ''tafels'' (tables or indexes). | Plural forms of Dutch words usually add -en or -s to the singular word. Thus ''boer'' (farmer) becomes ''boeren'' (farmers), and ''tafel'' (table or index) becomes ''tafels'' (tables or indexes). | ||
In Dutch, many words are formed by joining two or more words | In Dutch, many words are formed by joining two or more words. Very few of these compound words are included in this list. You will need to look up each part of the word separately. For example, ''geboortedag'' is a combination of two words, ''geboorte''(birth) and ''dag'' (day). | ||
'''Alphabetical Order''' | '''Alphabetical Order''' | ||
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Sunday Zondag | Sunday Zondag | ||
Monday Maandag | |||
Tuesday Dinsdag | |||
Wednesday Woensdag | |||
Thursday Donderdag | |||
Friday Vrijdag | |||
Saturday Zaterdag | |||
<br>'''Times of the Day''' | <br>'''Times of the Day''' | ||
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'''Dutch''' '''English''' | '''Dutch''' '''English''' | ||
des avonds ('s avonds) in the evening | |||
des middags ('s middags) in the afternoon | |||
des morgens ('s morgens) in the morning | |||
des nachts ('s nachts) in the night | |||
in de namiddag in the mid-afternoon | |||
in de voormiddag in the mid-morning | |||
=== Alphabetical === | === Alphabetical === | ||
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*'''eergisteren '''day before yesterday | *'''eergisteren '''day before yesterday | ||
*'''eerlijk '''honest | *'''eerlijk '''honest | ||
*'''<span | *'''<span style="display: none" id="1277776595285S"> </span>eerste <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1277776594859_178" />first''' | ||
*'''eertijds formerly''' | *'''eertijds formerly''' | ||
*'''eeuw century''' | *'''eeuw century''' | ||