GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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COUNTRY LANGUAGES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“Frisian” is the official language of ____
A
Malaysia
B
Vietnam
C
Netherlands
D
United Kingdom
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Netherlands has 16 million inhabitants and Dutch is the only official language of the country. Frisian, spoken in the Northern province of Fryslân, has been granted local offical language status too.

Detailed explanation-2: -Frisian is the second official language in the Netherlands, spoken by some half million Frisians in the north of the country. The most famous speaker of Frisian might be Doutzen Kroes.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are around 23 million native speakers of Dutch worldwide. Dutch is spoken in the Netherlands, Belgium (Flanders) and Suriname. Dutch is also an official language of Aruba, Curaçao and St Maarten.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Frisian language is spoken and understood by most of the Frisian people. Frisian is one of Friesland’s official languages. Learn a few words of Frisian and surprise the locals. Cities and villages also often have two names: a Frisian one and a Dutch one.

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