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Can a Dutch speaker understand Flemish?

In fact, it might be the exact same language as Dutch. These two languages are mutually intelligible, so a Dutch speaker and a Flemish speaker can understand each other just fine. The differences are so close, they are comparable to American English versus British English.

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Belgium: the land of chocolate, soccer and waffles. More importantly, the land of many languages. Belgium is split into three languages- German, French and Dutch. But this section is titled ‘Flemish’, so where does that fit in?

Flemish is native to Flanders, situated in northern Belgium and spoken by Flemings, the predominant ethnic group of the region. Outside of Flanders, the language is spoken in French Flanders and Dutch Zeelandic Flanders. Though, Flemish isn’t exactly a language on its own. This is a low Franconian ‘dialect of Dutch’. I say ‘dialect’ since it’s actually a dialect continuum (a chain of language varieties that are colloquially described as ‘Flemish’.) This language is rather controversial, since, despite the title of this blog post, it's not really a language at all. In fact, it might be the exact same language as Dutch. These two languages are mutually intelligible, so a Dutch speaker and a Flemish speaker can understand each other just fine. The differences are so close, they are comparable to American English versus British English. They both have different (and some the same) loan words, the accent and word usage is slightly different and Flemish in general has more French influence. The most prominent differences aren’t any of these, though, but mainly within the pronunciation. For instance, Dutch’s ‘g’ sound is far more guttural than the Flemish who pronounce this letter more like a ‘ch’. The word nationaal is pronounced nasional in Flanders, more nasally such as it is in French, and natzional in the Netherlands, giving more of an English-y vibe than a French one. Although slight, if you listen close enough you’d be able to tell if the language spoken is Dutch or Flemish. Not to mention, some words are completely unrecognizable from the other language. If you’re in the Netherlands, using standard Dutch, you’d want to ask for ‘confituur’ on your toast- from the french word for jam, ‘confiture’. Whereas, if you’re in northern Belgium, you’d want to ask for ‘jam’ on your toast. If you want to refer to your brother-in-law in the Netherlands, you’d use ‘zwager’, but if you’re in Antwerp, you might want to say ‘schoonbroer’.

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Who is the biggest selling female artist of all time?

Madonna Madonna is believed to have sold the most records among any female music artists in history, with 335 million records sold worldwide, recognized by the Guinness World Records and other major media outlets while the best-selling Latin artist of all time is Shakira with more than 80 million records sold.

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Guinness World Records as the "Best-selling female recording artist of all time". Madonna is recognized byas the "Best-selling female recording artist of all time". The following is a list of the world's best-selling female music artists of all time. The criteria for inclusion are women whose claimed record sales have at least reached 75 million or more of their musical productions. Artists are listed in order of the number of records sold alongside available cross-referenced music recording certifications; the highest being for claims of at least 335 million records, and the lowest for claims of 75 million records. Since there is no official entity that certifies sales in their totality;[1] the artists' sales figure must have been published by a reliable source (news organizations and highly regarded music industry-related organization) such as Billboard, Rolling Stone, MTV, and VH1. Madonna is believed to have sold the most records among any female music artists in history, with 335 million records sold worldwide,[2][3] recognized by the Guinness World Records and other major media outlets while the best-selling Latin artist of all time is Shakira with more than 80 million records sold.[4]

Female artists by reputed sales [ edit ]

300 million or more records sold [ edit ]

Madonna Artist Country of origin Period of activity Genre(s) Estimated sales Madonna United States 1982–present Pop / dance / electronic 335 million[2][3]300 million