Talk:Languages of Belgium

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Has only 50% of the population in Brussels French as primary language? I really doubt that figure is correct. Aaker 22:50, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

The key word here is 'primary'. If you read the pdf-report linked in the third footnote, it makes more sense. Specifically, see the section entitled 'Brussels is no longer Belgium', indicating that only 44% of Brussels' residents are of Belgian descent. While well over 90% can speak French well or very well, for many it is only a secondary language. The exact figures are in the report.--Undyne (talk) 18:29, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

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Belgium's official languages are those of its larger, historically more powerful neighbors, France, the Netherlands, and Germany.

I have removed this image, because I think the one now at the top shows the language situation better. But I think we should add it back in if a "Linguistic history of Belgium" section gets added to this article. It would also be nice to have images of street signs in French and German for those sections. Lesgles (talk) 15:54, 10 December 2007 (UTC)