Major cities include Hoorn (which was the capital of West-Friesland) and Alkmaar. Dialect. The traditional dialect of the region is the West Frisian dialect of Hollandic Dutch. The contemporary region is similar in size and location to the historical district of Westflinge which itself was a part of a much larger historical region of West Friesland.

West Flemish (West-Vlams or West-Vloams or Vlaemsch (in French-Flanders), Dutch: West-Vlaams, French: flamand occidental) is a collection of Dutch dialects spoken in western Belgium and the neighbouring areas of France and Netherlands.. West Flemish is spoken by about a million people in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a further 50,000 in the …