Limbourgeois

The limbourgeois is a Langue resulting from the group Germano-néerlandais.

Classification

The limbourgeois is a Germanic language of the pertaining West, like the Dutch, with the branch Bas-francique of the Low-German.

Geographical distribution

The limbourgeois is spoken in the area marked by Eupen, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Aachen, Maastricht, Hasselt.

Official statute

  • With the Netherlands, the language is recognized like streektaal , language regional in the province of the Limbourg.
  • In Belgium, it is recognized by the French Communauté as being a endogenous regional Langue.

Writing

The limbourgeois uses the Latin alphabet.

Pronunciation

The limbourgeois is a Langue with tons.

Grammar

plural

To form plural, the limbourgeois makes use of " Umlaut". Umlaut is the formation of plural while changing the central vowel. In English, one preserved former English of the words which in plural change the vowel power station:
  • has tooth (a tooth) - two teeth (two teeth)
  • has goose (a goose) - two geese (two geese)

this use of Umlaut is found a little everywhere in Limbourg. In Maasland (country of the Meuse) in the east, there are plurals according to

  • E broor (a brother) - twiê breer (two frêres)
  • sjoon (a shoe) - twiê sjeen (two shoes)
  • baum (a tree) - twiê beim (two trees)

And even in north, in an area where the Western limbourgeois is spoken, one makes use of Umlaut for certain substantives:

  • boek (a book) - twiê buuk (two books)
  • E schaop (a sheep) - twiê scheup (two sheep - the " eu" as in butter)
decides

Lexicon

The limbourgeois was very influenced by French. The dialect of Maëstricht still contains many words of French origin, like sjomaas and candle .

Examples

; Huuj gaon ich E bietje later.
I go Aujourd'hui a little plus-tard

See too

  • , more particularly dialects 29 and 30 covering the surface of the limbourgeois.

External bonds

  • Cartography of the dialects limbourgeois (for the Netherlands)

Internal bonds

Nds-nl: Limbörgs

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