page_title: West Flemish
section_title: See also
hierarchical_section_title: West Flemish / See also
caption_attribution_description: English: Apartment building in Blankenberge (Belgium) with West Flemish name Nederlands: Residentie op de Charlierhelling in Blankenberge met West-Vlaamse naam. Die helling naar de zeedijk wordt in de volksmond 'yzeren rampe' genoemd (ijzeren helling)
context_page_description: West Flemish is the name used to denote a group of dialects of Dutch spoken in western Belgium and adjoining parts of the Netherlands and France. During the historical standardization process of the Dutch language as spoken in Belgium, it has been considered by some to be a separate Germanic language.
  West Flemish is spoken by about a million people in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a further 120,000 in the neighbouring Dutch coastal district of Zeelandic Flanders and 10,000 in the northern part of the French département of Nord. Some of the main cities where West Flemish is widely spoken are Bruges, Dunkirk, Kortrijk, Ostend, Roeselare, Ypres and Newport.
  West Flemish is listed as a "vulnerable" language in UNESCO's online Red Book of Endangered Languages. The language has its own dedicated Wikipedia.
context_section_description: Flemish
  Dutch dialects
  Flemish people (Flemings or Vlamingen)
  French Flemish
  Hebban olla vogala
  Westhoek
caption: Apartment building in Blankenberge (Belgium) with West Flemish name "Yzeren Rampe" (Iron embankment)
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