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Dutch
Etymology
From bestuur (“administration, government”) + -s- + taal (“language”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈstyːrsˌtaːl/
- Hyphenation: be‧stuurs‧taal
Noun
bestuurstaal f (plural bestuurstalen, diminutive bestuurstaaltje n)
- an official language which is used by public authorities for administrative purposes
In kolonies en bezette gebieden was de opgelegde bestuurstaal vaak onbegrijpelijk voor vele inwoners- In colonies and occupied territories, the imposed administrative language was often unintelligible to many inhabitants