About French Language
According to Wikipedia.org, French is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It comes from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, in Northern Gaul. It is a historically spoken language in northern France and southern Belgium. French is highly influenced by the native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul. A French-speaking person is referred to as Francophone in both English and French. French is the official language in 29 countries on multiple continents. The communities of 84 countries share the official use of French. French is spoken in many countries of the United Nations. It is spoken as a first language in France; Canada, Belgium, western Switzerland, the United States, Monaco; the Aosta Valley region of Italy, and many other parts of the world.
About Dutch Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Dutch is a West Germanic language and is spoken by about 25 million people. It is the second language of almost 5 million people. A large number of the population of the Netherlands speak Dutch. About 60% of the population of Belgium are also Dutch speakers. It is the third most spoken Germanic language and is similar to English and German. It is the native language of the majority of the people of Suriname. It is the official language of Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten. Dutch is also spoken in the constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands that are located in the Caribbean. Dutch is very much similar to German and English. It doesn’t use the Germanic umlaut as a grammatical marker and has leveled much of its morphology. The language consists of two to three grammatical genders. Dutch has an extensive vocabulary and grammar.