dˈʌtʃ, wˈʌn ʌvðə lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ʌv bˈɛldʒəm, wʌzðə hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl sˈɛkənd lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ʌvðə kˈɑːŋɡoʊ stˈeɪt fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt ænd ʌvðə bˈɛldʒən kˈɑːŋɡoʊ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti, ænd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd ɪts ˈɑːɹkaɪvz wɜː baɪlˈɪŋɡwəl fɹˈɛntʃ slˈæʃ dˈʌtʃ.
Dutch, one of the languages of Belgium, was the historical second language of the Congo State from 1885 to 1908 and of the Belgian Congo from 1908 to 1960, and during this period its archives were bilingual French/Dutch.