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If all cut-out dialects except Zeelandic would rotate one position counterclockwise, all cut-outs would be near the correct location on the map. Alternatively, The map could be enlarged and the dialects mentioned inside the main map. Shinobu 18:00, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

SVG artist reporting in. I would be inclined to label inside of the areas rather than having them cut out as they are currently. Only one minor question: what is the distinction between the light orange and the dark orange areas of the full map? ChaosNil 01:15, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

white section

what is the white section? Rmpfu89 20:16, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Friesland. The people there speak Fries, a language more closely related to English. Shinobu 17:23, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

I think the white part is not necesery beacause there are more people in Friesland who speak Dutch than Frisian. Frisian is not a popular and big language, even not in Friesland.

You have a point there. I can't say I visit Friesland regulary, so I can't say if the general population speaks just general Dutch, or e.g. Low Saxon or "Frisian Dutch" or something. Shinobu 01:23, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Not even that, the most people speak standard Dutch, and the most cannot speak Frisian, they only understand something.

Then I think the situation is roughly the same as in the rest of the country. Except in in the randstad where people say "-uhh" instead of "-en". Although in SE Drenthe and E Groningen dialect (or Dutch with a heavy accent) is spoken more often. Perhaps this applies to Limburg etc. as well. Perhaps this image is showing the historical distribution rather than current usage. Shinobu 16:11, 27 October 2006 (UTC)