Mooring (North Frisian dialect)
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Dialect
The term dialect is used in two distinct ways, even by linguists. One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors,...
of the North Frisian language
North Frisian language
North Frisian is a minority language of Germany, spoken by about 10,000 people in North Frisia. The language is part of the larger group of the West Germanic Frisian languages.-Classification:...
spoken in Niebüll
Niebüll
Niebüll is a town in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast and the border with Denmark, approx. 35 km northwest of Husum.-International relations:...
and the amt of Bökingharde
Bökingharde
Bökingharde was an amt in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It was situated on the North Sea coast, approx. 35 km northwest of Husum. Its seat was in Risum-Lindholm...
in the German
Germany
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region of North Frisia
North Frisia
North Frisia or Northern Friesland is the northernmost portion of Frisia, located primarily in Germany between the rivers Eider and Wiedau/Vidå. It includes a number of islands, e.g., Sylt, Föhr, Amrum, Nordstrand, and Heligoland.-History:...
. The name Mooring refers to the Risum Bog
Bog
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(Risem Moor or Risem Måår). The dialect forms part of the mainland group of North Frisian dialects.
Mooring is often used as a North Frisian lingua franca
Lingua franca
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, especially on the internet, and there is a Mooring Frisian primary school
Primary education
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in Risum-Lindholm
Risum-Lindholm
Risum-Lindholm is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.-References:...
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Orthography
| letter(s) | value(s) in IPA | notes |
|---|---|---|
| a | a | |
| aa | aː | |
| ai | ai | |
| au | au | |
| ä | ɛ | |
| ää | ɛː | |
| äi | ɛi | |
| å | ʌ | |
| åå | ʌː | |
| b | b | |
| ch | x | |
| d | d | |
| dj | dj | |
| e | ɛ, ə | Schwa when unstressed. |
| ee | eː | |
| f | f | |
| g | ɡ, w, j | "g" is /w/ or /j/ or dropped between vowels |
| h | h | |
| i | i, ɪ | |
| ii | iː | |
| j | j | |
| k | k | |
| l | l | |
| lj | lj | |
| m | m | |
| n | n | |
| ng | ŋ | |
| nj | nj | |
| o | ɔ | |
| oo | ɔː | |
| ou | ɔu | |
| ö | œ | |
| öi | œi | |
| öö | œː | |
| p | p | |
| r | ʀ | |
| s | s, z | "s" is always /s/ in initial position, /z/ between vowels |
| sch | ʃ | |
| t | t | |
| tj | tj | |
| u | ʊ | |
| uu | uː | |
| ü | ʏ | |
| üü | yː | |
| w | v |