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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 317304, member: 2844&quot;]That is a huge problem, to do with the long-standing supremacy of the Walloons over the Flemish. I know there are Flemish wanting to create a union with us in the south of the Netherlands and with part of the Rhineland. I&#039;m all for it, we have problems with Holland in many different ways, but I don&#039;t think it will ever come to that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dutch Frisian (different from the other Frisian languages) was recognized as a separate language much longer, going back to when the Frisian branch of the Orange family (stadhouder Willem IV) took over power in the 18th century. In 2013 it became the second Dutch language for governmental etc. communication (in Friesland). I know several Frisians who will only speak Frisian, by the way.</p><p>France recognizes Corsican, Breton, Catalan and Basque as languages, though not for governmental etc. communication.</p><p>The international linguistic community recognizes many more languages as distinctly separate languages, based on extensive studies. It is just very hard to convince governments of the cold hard facts, because it might cost them money.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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