Flemings
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Flemings are a Dutch-speaking ethnic group from the northern region of Belgium, primarily associated with Flanders and known for their distinct cultural and linguistic identity.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Germanic people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Flemish architecture
ⓘ
Flemish art ⓘ Flemish cuisine ⓘ Flemish culture ⓘ Flemish literature ⓘ Flemish Movement ⓘ
surface form:
Flemish nationalism
Flemish painting ⓘ |
| capitalRegion | Brussels-Capital Region ⓘ |
| citizenship | many Flemings are Belgian citizens ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity | distinct from French-speaking Belgians ⓘ |
| demographicsMajorityIn |
Flemish Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern part of Belgium ⓘ |
| ethnonymLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| historicalEconomy |
commerce in medieval Flanders
ⓘ
textile trade ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageShift | shift from regional dialects to standardized Dutch ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
County of Flanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ |
| languageFamily | West Germanic languages ⓘ |
| minorityIn | Brussels-Capital Region ⓘ |
| modernPoliticalCommunity | Flemish Community ⓘ |
| modernPoliticalRegion | Flemish Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCityRegion |
Antwerp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bruges ⓘ Ghent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguageStatus | Dutch is official language in Flanders ⓘ |
| partOf | Belgian population ⓘ |
| politicalIssue |
linguistic rights in Belgium
ⓘ
state reform and federalization of Belgium ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageVariant | Flemish Dutch ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Flanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Afrikaners
ⓘ
Dutch ⓘ Frisians ⓘ French-speaking Community of Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
Walloons (through shared Belgian identity)
|
| religionHistorically | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sharesCountryWith |
Wallonia
ⓘ
surface form:
Walloons
|
| usesDialects |
Brabant
ⓘ
surface form:
Brabantian
East Flemish ⓘ Limburgish (Dutch variety) ⓘ
surface form:
Limburgish (Belgian variety)
West Flemish ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.