Belgium Languages: Difference between revisions

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The major languages of records in Belgium are Flemish (Dutch) in the North, and Walloon (French) in the South, and German in the East.  Latin was used extensively, particularly in Catholic records.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Belgium,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1999.</ref>
The major languages of records in Belgium are Flemish (Dutch) in the North, and Walloon (French) in the South, and German in the East.  Latin was used extensively, particularly in Catholic records.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Belgium,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1999.</ref>


For word lists and help researching in Bel records, see:  
For word lists and help researching in Belgian records, see:  
*[[German Word List]]
*[[German Word List]]
*[[French Word List]]
*[[French Word List]]
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