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Flemish-speaking

Flemish-speaking

7.9
Able to talk and understand others in the Flemish language
  • adjective
: flamenco
  • She attended a Flemish-speaking school in Brussels.

Examples

  • She is a Flemish-speaking tour guide in Bruges.

  • Many Flemish-speaking people live in Belgium.

  • Many Flemish-speaking communities value their linguistic heritage.

  • The region is primarily inhabited by Flemish-speaking citizens.

  • The region is primarily inhabited by Flemish-speaking citizens who preserve their unique culture.

  • She attended a Flemish-speaking school in Brussels, where she learned both language and history.

  • Many Flemish-speaking communities value their linguistic heritage and celebrate it through festivals.

Surface Forms

Flemish-speaking positive

Morphology

Flemish-speaking = Flemish + speaking (transparent) = Flemish + speak + ing

A straightforward compound of 'Flemish' + 'speaking'; an average learner can derive 'able to speak Flemish' from the parts.

Etymology

Flemish-speaking comes from Flemish, the name for the language of Flanders, a region in Belgium, and the part -speaking which comes from the verb speak meaning 'talk'. So Flemish-speaking simply means 'able to talk in' the local form of Dutch used in Flanders.