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{{Short description|Dutch language regulator}}

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{{Infobox geopolitical organization

| name = ''Dutch Language Union''

| native_name = {{native name|nl|Nederlandse Taalunie|icon=no}}

| linking_name = the Dutch Language Union

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| map_caption = A map showing the member states of the Dutch Language Union (dark bluered)▼

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| membership_type = Membership▼

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| membership = {{ublist|[[Belgium]]|[[Netherlands]]|[[Suriname]]}}

▲ | map_caption = A map showing the member states of the Dutch Language Union (dark blue)

| admin_center_type = Headquarters▼

▲ | membership_type = Membership

| admin_center = [[The Hague]], [[Netherlands]]<br />[[Brussels]], [[Belgium]]▼

| membership = *{{flagcountry|Belgium}}

| languages_type = Official language▼

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| languages = [[Dutch language|Dutch]] ([[Standard Dutch]])▼

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| leader_title1 = {{nowrap|[[Secretary (title)#Secretary-Generalgeneral|Secretary-Generalgeneral]]}}▼

▲ | admin_center_type = Headquarters

| leader_name1 = Kris Van de Poel▼

▲ | admin_center = [[The Hague]], [[Netherlands]]<br />[[Brussels]], [[Belgium]]

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▲ | languages = [[Dutch language|Dutch]]

| established_event1 = Treaty▼

▲ | leader_title1 = {{nowrap|[[Secretary (title)#Secretary-General|Secretary-General]]}}

| established_date1 = 9 September 1980▼

▲ | leader_name1 = Kris Van de Poel

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The '''Dutch Language Union''' ([[Dutch language{{lang-nl|Dutch]]:Nederlandse Taalunie}} {{AudioIPA|nl|ˈneːdərlɑntsə ˈtaːlˌyni||Nl-Nederlandse Taalunie.ogg|''Nederlandse Taalunie''}}, NTU) is an international regulatory institution that governs issues regarding the [[Dutch language]]. It is best known for its spelling reforms which are promulgated by member states, grammar books, the [[Word list of the Dutch language|Green Booklet]] and its support of Dutch language courses and studies worldwide. It was founded on a treaty concluded between the [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]] (in respect of the [[Flemish Community]]) on 9 September 1980. [[Suriname]] has been an associate member of the ''Taalunie'' since 2004.

==History==

[[File:Map of the Dutch World.svg|left|thumb|290px|The Dutch-speaking world.]]

The Dutch Language Union was established by a treaty between Belgium and the Netherlands, signed on 9 September 1980 in Brussels. It succeeded the "Cultural Agreement" (governing more than just language) between the two countries signed just after the Second World War. This agreement was redone in 1995, after the [[state reform in Belgium|federalization of Belgium]], and a new treaty was signed between the Netherlands and [[Flanders]].<ref name=Willemijns176>Willemyns 176.</ref> On 12 December 2003, president of the Committee of Ministers of the Dutch Language Union [[Medy van der Laan]] and Minister of Education of Suriname [[Walter Sandriman]] signed the agreement to the accession of Suriname to the union. The accession was ratified by the [[National Assembly (Suriname)|National Assembly of Suriname]] in 2004 and came into force in 2005.<ref name="Suriname">{{cite web |url=http://taalunie.org/organisatie/samenwerking-tussen-nederlandse-taalunie-en-suriname |title=Suriname, lid van de Taalunie |website=Nederlandse Taalunie |access-date=19 June 2014 |language=nl |archive-date=22 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222233246/http://taalunie.org/organisatie/samenwerking-tussen-nederlandse-taalunie-en-suriname |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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==Dictionary==

The [[Van Dale]] dictionary is commonly accepted as the most authoritative [[list of Dutch dictionaries|Dutch dictionary]]. Commonly named the [[Van Dale|Dikke Van Dale]] ("Thick" Van Dale due to its size) the dictionary is split into three tomesvolumes (A–I, J–R, S–Z) and is usually updated every 7–8 years. The 15th edition was published on 23 September 2015.

The ''[[Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal]]'' ('''''WNT''''') is a historic dictionary that includes all words used from 1500 to the present day.

Work began in 1864 and was finished in 1998 when the last volume was published. It has 4346 volumes, needingoccupying about 3m3 ifmetres placedof onshelf a shelfspace, with about 400,000 words on 49,255 pages. In 2001, three additional volumes were published containing mostly words from the 20th century that were not included in the previous 43 volumes. This dictionary is published by Instituut voor Nederlandse Lexicologie and can be found online.▼

▲Work began in 1864 and was finished in 1998 when the last volume was published. It has 43 volumes, needing about 3m if placed on a shelf, with about 400,000 words on 49,255 pages. In 2001, three additional volumes were published containing mostly words from the 20th century that were not included in the previous 43 volumes. This dictionary is published by Instituut voor Nederlandse Lexicologie and can be found online.

== Dutch as a foreign language ==

The Dutch Language Union supports the teaching of Dutch in primary and secondary schools in the neighbouring regions and countries. It concerns [[Belgium]] ([[Brussels]] and [[Wallonia]]; 350,000 learners), [[Germany]] ([[Lower Saxony]] and [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], 40,000 learners) and [[France]] ([[Nord-Pas-de-Calais]], 8,000 learners).

The Union also supports the study of [[Dutch language]] and [[Culture of the Netherlands|culture]] at universities and schools worldwide. Approximately 14,000 people study the Dutch language and Dutch literature at 140 institutions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://taalunieversum.org/sectie/nederlands-internationaal |title=Nederlands internationaal |website=Taalunieversum |language=nl |access-date=2018-09-25 September 2018}}</ref>

==Organisation==

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The purposes of the organisation are limited to Dutch language and Dutch-language literature, and are hence not as wide as those of the [[Community of Portuguese Language Countries]], [[Organisation internationale de la Francophonie|La Francophonie]] or the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].

The Treaty on the Dutch Language Union foresees the possibility that the Kingdom of the Netherlands extends application to NTU member'smembers’ parts outside Europe. The organs of the NTU are its Committee of Ministers (composed of the ministers of education and culture of the Dutch and Flemish Governments), its Secretariat-General, an Interparliamentary Committee (composed of members of the [[States General of the Netherlands]] and the [[Flemish Parliament]]) and a Dutch Language and Literature Council (composed of twelve independent experts). There are specific arrangements for the participation of Suriname in the organisation's inner workings.

===Member states===

As theThe basis of the Taalunie is a treaty between the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]] and the [[Belgium|Kingdom of Belgium]], the two sovereign states that constitute the Union. For the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the treaty is only applicable to its [[Netherlands|European territory]].

The treaty allows for two types of extensions:

* membership of other sovereign states through an "association membership"<ref name=verdrag>{{cite web|url=http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBV0002947/geldigheidsdatum_16-04-2011|title=Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en het Koninkrijk Belgie inzake de Nederlandse Taalunie, Brussel|date=9 September 1980-09-09|language=nl|work=Netherlands government portal}}</ref>

* extension to other territories of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (presently: [[Aruba]], [[Curaçao]], [[Sint Maarten]], and the [[Caribbean Netherlands]]).<ref name=verdrag/>

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