• Limburgs and Stadsmaastrichts: When Dutch starts sounding like French

    Limburgs and Stadsmaastrichts: When Dutch starts sounding like French

    If you think everyone in the Netherlands speaks the exact same flat version of Dutch, a trip south will quickly prove you wrong. The province of Limburg has a linguistic identity so fierce that the government recognized Limburgs as an official regional language in 1997. It is not just a funny accent or a collection of rural slang terms. Read more