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What is the language spoken in Flanders?

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What is the language spoken in Flanders?

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The only official language in Flanders is Dutch.

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Chapter 4.1: Landscape of the Soul - Thinking about language [Page 38]

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Chapter 4.1 Landscape of the Soul
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