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Dutch (like English and German | Dutch (''Nederlands''), like English and German, is a Germanic language derived from Old Low Franconian and Old Saxon. <br>Dutch is spoken in the Netherlands, northern Belgium(Flanders), 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. . | ||
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. | |||
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, Brazil 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, Brazil and Taiwan. | ||
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For example, in the first column you will find the English word marriage. In the second column you will find Dutch words with meanings such as marry, marriage, wedding, wedlock, unite, legitimate, joined, and other words used in Dutch records to indicate marriage. | For example, in the first column you will find the English word marriage. In the second column you will find Dutch words with meanings such as marry, marriage, wedding, wedlock, unite, legitimate, joined, and other words used in Dutch records to indicate marriage. | ||
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" | {| class="wikitable plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''English''' | | '''English''' | ||
| '''Dutch''' | | '''Dutch''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| baptism | | baptism/christening | ||
| dopen, doop, gedoopt | | dopen, doop, gedoopt | ||
|- | |- | ||
| birth | | birth | ||
| geboren | | geboorte, geboren | ||
|- | |- | ||
| burial | | burial | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| Catholic | | Catholic | ||
| rooms | | rooms katholiek | ||
|- | |- | ||
| census | | census | ||
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| kind, kinderen | | kind, kinderen | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |city | ||
| | |stad | ||
|- | |- | ||
| civil | | civil registration | ||
| burgerlijke stand | | burgerlijke stand | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| husband | | husband | ||
| | | man | ||
|- | |- | ||
| index | | index | ||
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| mother | | mother | ||
| moeder | | moeder | ||
|- | |||
|municipality | |||
|gemeente | |||
|- | |- | ||
| name, given | | name, given | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| parish | | parish | ||
| parochie, | | parochie, statie | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Protestant | | Protestant | ||
| protestant | | protestant | ||
|- | |||
|spouse, partner | |||
|echtgenoot | |||
|- | |- | ||
| supplement | | supplement | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| town, village | | town, village | ||
| | | dorp, buurtschaap | ||
|- | |- | ||
| wife | | wife | ||
| huisvrouw, vrouw | | huisvrouw, vrouw | ||
|- | |- | ||
| year | | year | ||
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In some genealogical records, numbers are written out. This is especially true with dates. The following list gives the cardinal (1, 2, 3) and the ordinal (1st, 2nd, 3rd) versions of each number. Days of the month are written in ordinal form. | In some genealogical records, numbers are written out. This is especially true with dates. The following list gives the cardinal (1, 2, 3) and the ordinal (1st, 2nd, 3rd) versions of each number. Days of the month are written in ordinal form. | ||
{| | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Cardinal''' | | '''Cardinal''' | ||
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Donderdag, drie en twintig maart in het jaar van onse heer een duizend acht hondert en zesendertig [Thursday, three and twenty March in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and six and thirty]. | Donderdag, drie en twintig maart in het jaar van onse heer een duizend acht hondert en zesendertig [Thursday, three and twenty March in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and six and thirty]. | ||
The names of months and days of the week are never capitalized in Dutch. | |||
To understand Dutch dates, use the following lists as well as the preceding "Numbers" section. | To understand Dutch dates, use the following lists as well as the preceding "Numbers" section. | ||
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=== Months === | === Months === | ||
{| | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''English''' | | '''English''' | ||
| '''Dutch''' | | '''Dutch''' | ||
| '''Archaic Form''' | | '''Archaic Form''' | ||
| | | '''English Translation''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| January | | January | ||
| | | januari | ||
| louwmaand | | louwmaand | ||
| tanning month | | tanning month | ||
|- | |- | ||
| February | | February | ||
| | | februari | ||
| sprokkelmaand | | sprokkelmaand | ||
| wood-gathering month | | wood-gathering month | ||
|- | |- | ||
| March | | March | ||
| | | maart | ||
| lentemaand | | lentemaand | ||
| spring month | | spring month | ||
|- | |- | ||
| April | | April | ||
| | | april | ||
| grasmaand | | grasmaand | ||
| grass month | | grass month | ||
|- | |- | ||
| May | | May | ||
| | | mei | ||
| bloeimaand | | bloeimaand | ||
| blossom month | | blossom month | ||
|- | |- | ||
| June | | June | ||
| | | juni | ||
| zomermaand | | zomermaand | ||
| summer month | | summer month | ||
|- | |- | ||
| July | | July | ||
| | | juli | ||
| hooimaand | | hooimaand | ||
| hay month | | hay month | ||
|- | |- | ||
| August | | August | ||
| | | augustus | ||
| oogstmaand | | oogstmaand | ||
| harvest month | | harvest month | ||
|- | |- | ||
| September | | September | ||
| | | september (7ber) | ||
| herfstmaand | | herfstmaand | ||
| autumn month | | autumn month | ||
|- | |- | ||
| October | | October | ||
| | | october (8ber) | ||
| wijnmaand | | wijnmaand | ||
| wine month | | wine month | ||
|- | |- | ||
| November | | November | ||
| | | november (9ber) | ||
| slachtmaand | | slachtmaand | ||
| slaughter month | | slaughter month | ||
|- | |- | ||
| December | | December | ||
| | | december (10ber) | ||
| wintermaand | | wintermaand | ||
| winter month | | winter month | ||
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=== Days of the Week === | === Days of the Week === | ||
{| | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''English''' | | '''English''' | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| Sunday | | Sunday | ||
| | | zondag | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Monday | | Monday | ||
| | | maandag | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Tuesday | | Tuesday | ||
| | | dinsdag | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Wednesday | | Wednesday | ||
| | | woensdag | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Thursday | | Thursday | ||
| | | donderdag | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Friday | | Friday | ||
| | | vrijdag | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Saturday | | Saturday | ||
| | | zaterdag | ||
|} | |} | ||
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Dutch birth and death records often indicated the time of day when the birth or death occurred. This is usually written out. | Dutch birth and death records often indicated the time of day when the birth or death occurred. This is usually written out. | ||
{| | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Dutch''' | | '''Dutch''' |
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