Brabantian or
Brabantish, also
Brabantic (,
Standard Dutch pronunciation: ,
Brabantian: ), is a
dialect group of the
Dutch language. It is named after the historical
Duchy of Brabant, part of the
Duchy of Burgundy which corresponded mainly to the
Dutch provinces of
North Brabant and south
Gelderland, the
Belgian provinces of
Antwerp and
Flemish Brabant, as well as the
institutional Region of Brussels-Capital (where its native speakers have become a minority) and the province of
Walloon Brabant. Brabantian expands into small parts in the west of
Limburg while its strong influence on the Flemish dialects in
East-Flanders weakens towards the west. In a small area in the northwest of North Brabant (
Willemstad),
Hollandic is spoken. Conventionally, the
South Guelderish dialects are distinguished from Brabantian, though there are no objective criteria apart from geography to do this.